Secession Building, Vienna
Coordinates: 48°12′02″N 16°21′57″E / 48.200465°N 16.365746°E
| Secession Building | |
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| Wiener Secessionsgebäude | |
 Secession Building, Vienna, Austria | |
| General information | |
| Type | Exhibition pavilion |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°12′1.86″N 16°21′56.43″E / 48.2005167°N 16.3656750°E |
| Construction started | 1897 |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 40 m × 30 m (131 ft × 98 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Joseph Maria Olbrich |
| Other designers | Koloman Moser, Gustav Klimt |
| Website | |
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The Secession Building (German: Wiener Secessionsgebäude) is an exhibition hall built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, located in Vienna, Austria.[1] Secession refers to the seceding of a group of rebel artists from the long-established fine art institution.
Description
The building features the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt,[2] one of the most widely recognized artworks of Secession style (a branch of Art Nouveau, also known as Jugendstil). The building was financed by Karl Wittgenstein,[3] the father of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
The motto of the Secessionist movement is written above the entrance of the pavilion: "To every age its art, to every art its freedom" (German: Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit). Below this is a sculpture of three gorgons representing painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Trivia
The building has been selected to figure on the national side of the €0.50 Austrian coin.
It also appears as the main motif of one of the Austrian gold collectors' coins: the 100 euro Secession commemorative coin, minted in November 2004, on the obverse side. The reverse depicts a detail from the Beethoven Frieze, which is housed in the building.
Gallery
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Secession Building façade
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Secession Building façade
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Foliage work detail
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Jugendstil owls on the façade by Koloman Moser
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The Beethoven Frieze, created by Gustav Klimt, is housed in the lower floor.
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Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture
References
- ↑ Secession hall official web site: The Building
- ↑ Secession hall official web site: The Beethoven Frieze
- ↑ Monk, Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius: p.8
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