Secession Building Replica - Vienna, Austria
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 48° 12.017 E 016° 21.960
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This replica is located inside the original... a beautiful art museum.
Waymark Code: WMKRHX
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 05/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 9

The replica is located near the restrooms in the stairwell of the Secession Building. It is open on the back side to give a view of the Museum's interior.
Wikipedia (visit link) informs us of the original:

"The Secession Building (German: Wiener Secessionsgebäude) is an exhibition hall built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, located in Vienna, Austria. Secession refers to the seceding of a group of rebel artists from the long-established fine art institution.

Description

The building features the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt, one of the most widely recognized artworks of Secession style (a branch of Art Nouveau, also known as Jugendstil). The building was financed by Karl Wittgenstein, the father of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

The motto of the Secessionist movement is written above the entrance of the pavilion: "To every age its art, to every art its freedom" (German: Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit). Below this is a sculpture of three gorgons representing painting, sculpture, and architecture."
Where is original located?: Vienna

Where is this replica located?: inside the original

Who created the original?: Joseph Maria Olbrich

Internet Link about Original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession_Building,_Vienna

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1898

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