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Sign: Vienna - The Braun Bastion


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Gartenbaupromenade 2, 1010 Wien, Austria
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MIT DER ERRICHTUNG DER STADTBEFESTIGUNG WIENS WURDE IM 16. JAHRHUNDERT BEGONNEN. AN DIESER STELLE STAND DIE BRAUNBASTION EIN DER STADTMAUER VORGEBAUTES VERTEIDIGUNGSBAUWERK. DIE UNTEREN PARTIEN DES MAUERWERKS WAREN AUS GRÜNDEN DER FESTIGKEIT DURCH STEINQUADER VERSTÄRKT.

NACH 1857 ERFOLGTE DIE ABTRAGUNG DER BASTION BIS AUF DER STRASSENNIVEAU DIE IN DEN STADTGRABEN REICHENDEN RESTE WURDEN 1983 ANLÄSSLICH DER ERRICHTUNG DES PARKRING CITY CENTER ABGETRAGEN UND NAHE IHREM URSPRÜNGLICHEN STANDORT TEILWEISE WIEDER AUFGEBAUT.

UNTER PATRONANZ DER GIROZENTRALE UND BANK AUF DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN SPARKASSEN AG. AUF INITIATIVE DES VORSTANDES DER GIROZENTRALE UNTER VORSITZ VON DR. KARL PALE, GESTALTET VOM ARCHITEKTEN DR. PETER CZERNIN IM AUGUST 1985, DER ÖFFENTLICHKEIT ZUGÄNGLICH GEMACHT.
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A section of the Vienna city wall, named after the engineer who designed it. The structure was presented to the public in 1985.

The place was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

At the foot of the fort, on the other side of the sign, there is a sign with an illustration of the fort Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
THE CONSTRUCTION OF VIENNA’S CITY FORTIFICATIONS BEGAN IN THE 16TH CENTURY. AT THIS PLACE STANDED THE BRAUNBASTION, A DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE BUILT IN FRONT OF THE CITY WALL. THE LOWER PARTS OF THE MASONRY WERE REINFORCED BY STONE BLOCKS FOR REASONS OF STRENGTH.

AFTER 1857 THE BASTION WAS REMOVED DOWN TO STREET LEVEL. THE REMAINS INTO THE CITY MOAT WERE REMOVED IN 1983 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKRING CITY CENTER AND PARTIALLY REBUILT NEAR THEIR ORIGINAL SITUATION.

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE GIROZENTRALE AND BANK AT THE ÖSTERREICHISCHE SPARKASSEN AG. OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN AUGUST 1985 AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE GIROZENTRALE CHAIRED BY DR. KARL PALE, DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT DR. PETER CZERNIN.

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