Rathaus - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 12.641 E 016° 21.488
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The Rathaus (or City Hall) of Vienna was built between 1872 and 1883.
Waymark Code: WMN7P8
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 01/13/2015
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The webpage featuring this postage stamp dates it c.1966. It is gray and white with a 30 gulden denomination. It depicts Vienna's gothic City Hall of Rathaus and features a drawn banner reading "WIEN RATHAUS" over the image of the building.
Wikipedia (
visit link) provides very little information about this site:
"The Rathaus is a building in Vienna which serves as the seat both of the mayor and city council of the city of Vienna. The town hall also serves, in personal union, as Governor and Assembly (Landtag) of the State of Vienna, a state with the Austrian federal system....
History
The Rathaus was designed by Friedrich von Schmidt in the Gothic style, and built between 1872 and 1883. On the top of the tower is the Rathausmann, one of the symbols of Vienna. Facing the Rathaus is a large park, the Rathauspark. The Rathaus also accommodates the historic 'Wiener Rathauskeller' restaurant. The traditional restaurant consists of several baroque halls, offering small traditional Viennese delicacies to grand gala buffets.
Renovation work
On September 27, 2012 renovation work started on what is expected to be a 35 million euro project to renovate the building by the year 2023 when the work – expected to take place in 11 stages and affecting 40,000 m² – will be complete. Recently finished renovations (2000) include the re-opening of the neo-baroque Salon Ziehrer and the redesigned Lanner-Lehar Hall with wall and ceiling murals by German Trompe-l'œil artist Rainer Maria Latzke."