Austrian Postal Savings Bank
The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building (German language: Österreichische Postsparkasse) is a famous building in Vienna, designed and built by the architect Otto Wagner. The building is regarded as an important work of Vienna Secession, branch of Art Nouveau.
It was constructed between 1904 and 1906 using then completely new reinforced concrete, and was opened on 17 December 1906. Extension was added between 1910 and 1912.
The building houses the headquarters of the
Exterior
Up to eight stories high, the building occupies an entire
Interior
Through the main entrance at Georg-Coch-Platz the visitor ascends a flight of stairs to the grand Kassenhalle, where customer services are located. The main hall is thus effectively on the first floor. The hall is designed like an
The building's office space is divided according to the axis of the outside windows, again making use of natural light as much as possible. The interior walls are non-load-bearing, and can therefore be re-arranged according to need, a feature that has become standard in modern office buildings.
Current state
Spared any damage during World War II, the building is still in its original state and since 2005 includes a museum devoted to its creator, Otto Wagner.
References
- ^ Christa Veigl: Otto Wagners Postsparkasse und ihre „Fleckerlpatschen“. Rezeptionsgeschichte einer Plattenbefestigung, in Wiener Geschichtsblätter
Literature
- Otto Wagner. Die österreichische Postsparkasse. Falter Verlag, Wien. 1996. ISBN 3-85439-180-3
- Carl E. Schorske. ISBN 0-394-74478-0
- Willis, H. Parker (1897). "The Austrian Postal Savings-Bank". Journal of Political Economy. 5 (4): 505–506.