Belle Epoque - Lower Austria

Austria

Lower Austria

Brunn am Gebirge

Sepp Hubatsch
Row House Colony (1902)
Franz-Keim-Gasse

St. Pölten

Joseph Maria Olbrich
House of Hermann Stöhr (1899), First Chief Physician of the Hospital St. Pölten
Kremser Gasse 41

Olbrich's building - which at the time of its erection was derided by mocking critics as "House of the Chinese Mission" - is by virtue of its novel approach to facade design coupled with its rich stucco a characteristic example of modern architecture at the transition from the 19th to the 20th century. The large stucco relief of portraying the ancient Greek goddess of health, Hygieia, seen on the facade is the work of St�hr's own brother, Ernst Stöhr, the St. Pölten painter, who first introduced the architect to the Chief. Indeed, like Olbrich, Ernst Stöhr was a founding member of the Wiener Secession which was arguably the big catchment basin for Austrian Jugendstil artists.

Source: Official web site of St. Pölten

Theodor Schreier/Viktor Postelberg
Synagogue (1913)
Institute of Jewish History in Austria
Dr.-Karl-Renner-Promenade 22