Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
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Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station is a former station of the Viennese Stadtbahn. The buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of Jugendstil architecture. They were designed by Otto Wagner, adviser to the Transport Commission in Vienna [1], and Joseph Maria Olbrich and are, unlike the other Stadtbahn stations, made of a steel framework with marble slabs mounted on the exterior [2].
The station was opened as Akademiestraße in 1899. After the line changed from Stadtbahn to U-Bahn in 1981, the houses lost their function. Now one is a temporary exhibition spaces by the Wien Museum Karlsplatz, the other a café.
[edit] References
- ^ Mary Ann Sullivan. Subway Pavilion, Karlsplatz.
- ^ (2000) Vienna Museum Guide. Pichler Verlag. ISBN 3-85058-177-2.
