Thursday 4 July 2013

Façades in Vienna's Josefstadt
Looking up in the 8th District


New Vienna Commercial Academy
Designed by Julius and Wunibald Deining
and built in 1906 and 1907
Hamerling Square
8th District


Entrance of another building
on the same square


Café Hummel
A block from Hamerling Square
at Josefstädter Strasse

Photographed 29 June 2013
in the 8th District, Josefstadt
Images and Text © by Merisi

Links:
-> City Daily Theme Day: Façades
-> History of the private Vienna Business School
-> Café Hummel Homepage

17 comments:

  1. Two sides of that square have such elegant buildings, Merisi. Will you share the other two sides with us? Cafe Hummel looks quite inviting. I hope that the coffee was fine.

    xo

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    1. Frances,
      I will try to remember to take pictures of the other sides, next time!
      Coffee at Hummel is great, we'll have more. ;-)

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  2. Great view across the flowers

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    1. Yes, indeed, and sitting under the leafy tree canopy is a very nice way to have breakfast.

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  3. Beautiful building, lovely flowers and I'm ready for a cup of coffee at Hummel!! Great shots as always, Merisi! Hope your week is going well!

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    1. Will come soon, coffee at Hummel's! :-)
      Best wishes,
      Merisi

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    1. We will have to go there, next time! xxx

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  5. love the red spots in the foto .. lovely cafe .. ond day we will have a melange .. thanks joining my side .. tschüss

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  6. The top one is stunning!

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  7. Love the tour you take me on.
    I know I will probably never make it to your beautiful City so I am thankful to see the sights through your eyes.

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  8. Anonymous04 July, 2013

    Oh, how very pretty!

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  9. What a task to single out from all of Vienna's beautiful buildings which one to use for this theme day. Love all three!

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  10. I didn't spend as much time in Josefstadt as I would have liked, but it has been a few years since I visited. Another trip is well overdue :)

    What was the Commercial Academy originally built as? The sculpture on the facade would have been commissioned by the original owner.

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    1. The school is indeed the original owner of the building in the first image:
      "Vienna Business School is the name of private educational institutions in Austria with a focus on business and economics, operated in Vienna and Mödling by the Fonds der Wiener Kaufmannschaft (Viennese Merchants Guild)."
      (Source: Wikipedia - the link above gives more information)

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