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The Zacherlhaus is a residential and business building designed by Jože Plečnik and built between 1903 and 1905 in the 1st district of
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, the central district of
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(at Brandstätte 6 / Wildpretmarkt 2–4 / Bauernmarkt 2). The construction was commissioned by Johann Evangelist Zacherl, son of the industrial magnate Johann Zacherl, who built the Zacherlfabrik. It was one of the first modern buildings erected at the Wildpretmarkt in Vienna's city centre. The façade is made of polished grey granite plates; the artistically executed cornice is also noteworthy. The figure of Archangel Michael on the façade is the work of Ferdinand Andri, while the atlantes were designed by Franz Metzner. The oval-shaped stairwell features a lamp that resembles an insect; this is a reference to insecticide, the production of which had made the Zacherl family rich. In 1949, it was necessary to restore the Zacherlhaus after it had been damaged during
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. Today, the Zacherlhaus is a
listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
. It is one of the most important examples of the work of the Otto Wagner-school. It belongs to Johann Zacherl's descendants and is used as office space.


Gallery

File:Zacherlhaus wanzenburg atlant franz metzner.jpg, eaves with atlantes File:Zach24.jpg, facade File:Zacherlhaus-IMG 5225.JPG, stairwell File:Zacherlhaus-IMG 5219.JPG, stairwell File:Zacherlhaus Skulptur.jpg, Ferdinand Andri: sculpture Archangel Michael on the facade


References

* Felix Czeike: ''Historisches Lexikon Wien''. Band 5. Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 1995, , .


External links


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{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Residential buildings in Vienna Office buildings in Vienna Art Nouveau architecture in Vienna Art Nouveau apartment buildings Art Nouveau commercial buildings Residential buildings completed in 1905 Commercial buildings completed in 1905 Jože Plečnik buildings 1905 establishments in Austria 20th-century architecture in Austria