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Top 10 Top 10 Architectural Styles
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1. Roman Houses
Early houses were built by the Roman garrisons.
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2. Medieval House
The Basiliskenhaus is a fine example of a 13th-century home.
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3. Renaissance
The portal of the Salvatorkapelle dates back to 1530.
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4. Baroque Palaces
Palaces built in richly decorated Baroque style can be found throughout Vienna.
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5. Biedermeier House
Decorated with arabesques and frescoes, the house was built in the 19th century during the Biedermeier age.
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6. Art Nouveau Buildings
The stations of the former city railway were constructed by Otto Wagner in the 1890s (see p117).
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7. Purist Villa
The symmetrical Villa Moller by Adolf Loos (1917) reflects his principles of the use of space.
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8. Council Housing
The massive Karl-Marx-Hof building was constructed in 1930.
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9. Haas Haus
Built by Hans Hollein in 1990 with a mirrored front (see p95).
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10. Gasometer
The former gas storage towers from 1899 were converted into apartments in 2001.
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