2023-06-09 07:00:00
Yes, the inner city is beautiful. Magnificent buildings along the Ringstrasse, narrow streets, St. Stephen’s Cathedral – we all know that. But we think that you only really feel at home here when you know the roughest places in the most beautiful city in the world. That’s why we wanted to know from you: Which places in Vienna’s 1st district still need improvement? Which houses do you think are really ugly? And which places in the city center should be completely redesigned? Here are the answers that were given most often:
Schwedenplatz
No other place in the 1st district has been nominated by the 1000things community as the scariest place as often as Schwedenplatz. We can understand you: a lot of traffic, a lot of concrete, a lot going on – especially when the Bermuda Triangle spits out the night owls again on Saturday evening. As shabby as Schwedenplatz may be, don’t forget that it also has beautiful sides: the ice cream parlour, the Urania or the Danube Canal, for example.
Franz-Josefs-Kai with Leopold-Figl-Hof and Ringturm
Right next to it is the Franz-Josefs-Kai. The houses along the quay, including the Ringturm, have also been mentioned several times as the worst places in the 1st district. The Leopold-Figl-Hof, also nominated several times, is also located here on the site of the Hotel Métropole, which was destroyed in 1945. From 1938 the hotel served as the Gestapo headquarters in Vienna. It was so badly damaged during World War II that it was demolished afterwards. In light of the terrible past, the ugliness of the farm doesn’t seem so serious anymore.
John-F.-Kennedy-Haus / Kennedyhof
The John F. Kennedy House, also known as Kennedyhof, is located at Rotenturmstraße 1-3. This house was also mentioned several times as the worst place in the 1st district. The arcaded house opened in 1964 and was named after the US President. Before that stood the Thonethof, which was hit by a bomb in World War II and burned out. However, the history of the address goes back much further: as early as the 14th century, there were two houses here, one of which is said to have housed one of the first burses, i.e. houses in which students received board and lodging.
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Opernringhof
The Opernringhof does not bring much joy to the 1000things community either. It is located at Opernring 1-5, i.e. opposite the State Opera, and was built from 1955 to 1956 according to plans by Carl Appel, Georg Lippert and Alfred Obiditsch. The Heinrichshof stood here until 1945, which was destroyed during the war.
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Haas Haus and Stephansplatz underground station
Finally, we go to the center of the center: In the eyes of the 1000things community, Stephansplatz, or the subway station that is located here, is also one of the scariest places in the first. Whereby: Perhaps the ability to judge is also clouded by the penetrating smell that awaits you in the subway station. The stench comes from a soil stabilizer sprayed into the ground to prevent the soil from giving way – but the compound triggers a chemical reaction in the soil, resulting in the unpleasant odor. From the depths it’s now up: The Haas house has also made it onto your list of the ugliest places. It was opened in its current, modern form in 1990 and caused a lot of debate even then.
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Your favorite was not there?
If you would rather discover the beauty of Vienna once more, we will take you on a city walk in the 1st district. In our list 1010 Vienna you will find many more tips for the first.
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