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Austrian Parliament
Österreichisches Parlament
Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring. 3
Vienna Austria
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1873 | | Finished | 1893 | | Floor Count | 3 | | Basement Floors | 1 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - government | | Structural Types | | - lowrise | | Architectural Style | | - neo-classical |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Spire | | 121 ft | | | | | | | | | | Roof | | 98 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
- Architect: Theophil Edvard Freiherr von Hansen
- The building suffered destruction of some of the wings and chambers during WWII bombings.
- The building was superficially repaired after the war.
- It is currently undergoing extensive restoration of the facades, including frieze painting and the capital's guilding to restore it to it's colourful original view.
- This building was originally built for the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian legislature (Budapest's Parliament being the Hungarian part).
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