Facade Art, Chamber of Commerce, Vienna
March 8, 2025
Some powerful art adorns the former building of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Some powerful art adorns the former building of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
On offer: a selection of sights and scenes, random or interesting, from Paul Heymont’s wanderings in Vienna
Two outstanding examples of Secession-era or Art Nouveau apartment buildings, side by side in Vienna
Paul Heymont visits a large and complex monument erected in response to an outbreak of plague
The central church at Vienna’s historic Central Cemetery is an Art Nouveau masterpiece
One of Otto Wagner’s Jugendstil masterpieces, the building pioneered many modern features
Two homes built years apart by and for a master of Austria’s Jugendstil show its development
A careful plan to enjoy Europe’s night sleeper trains turned out to be full of surprises
Vienna’s largest and most famous cemetery is a mirror of social change and art
Paul Heymont visits Vienna’s famous Naschmarkt and its less-known Viktor-Adler-Markt