Hietzing (Vienna U-Bahn)
The station Hietzing the Vienna U -Bahn line U4 is located in the 13th district of Vienna, Hietzing, on the border of the 14th district, Penzing, and is combined with the traffic junction Kennedy bridge.
Location and special features
The station with two side platforms extending incision along the river Wien Schönbrunn Palace and the road between the Kennedy Bridge and the downstream former imperial Hofpavillon. Since the entrance to the Schönbrunn Zoo in the immediate vicinity of the station, this was featured in former underground network plans with a small stylized elephant.
The building opened in 1898 Shoo the city railway station was held in the Otto -Wagner- style and was located on the western, downtown farther side of that bridge Hietzinger. It was during the construction of the special transportation hub and 1963/1964 completed Kennedy Bridge, which is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, named, removed.
Since 1963, runs a small Shoo building, which houses some food stalls in the middle of the bridge from street level to the two platforms. To the Shoo building an oval, eye-catching wing-shaped roof made of concrete runs ( the architectural characteristic of the bridge ), limited by the tram loop. Here the tram 10 in the direction Dornbach and 60 towards Rodaun as well as the bus lines 51A, 56B, 58B, 156B and 260 of their last stop. Also, here holds the tram line 58 from sub - St. - Veit to Westbahnhof.
The conversion of the light rail operation on subway operation reached the station Hietzing on 31 August 1981, when the section of the station Meidling main road here was changed to U4 - operation. Then had to be switched about four months in Hietzing to proceed to Hütteldorf on the remaining rail until this section was changed on 20 December 1981 to metro operation.
The early 2000s, the barrier-free access via lifts built from street level to the two side platforms. The elevators are not in the Shoo building, but on the east, center-side edge of the bridge.
West of the Kennedy Bridge, the station Hietzing has an achievable at both ends of the two track rails central siding for insertion trains or defective sets.
The Hofpavillon
The peculiarity of this station, the (excluding the disposals to the platforms ) obtained represents remaining Imperial Court Pavilion, the Otto Wagner designed as a waiting room for the emperor and his entourage, though he was not foreseen in the original planning of the Wiental of light rail. Model are likely the imperial waiting lounges have been in the major stations of the Dual Monarchy. Franz Joseph I used the Hofpavillon supposedly only twice.
The main building with its dome, a design otherwise used by Otto Wagner only in religious buildings such as the church at Steinhof, stood as a state building from the beginning a national monument and is now a branch of the Vienna Museum. The Salon at the Pavilion was decorated with silk wallpaper and a monumental, previously shown in the anniversary exhibition in 1898 by Carl Moll, showing a view of Vienna from a balloon altitude of 3000 meters.
The Hofpavillon was due to structural damage since 2010 no longer publicly available. The ceiling structure has been damaged due to water damage. 2011 was between incumbent users Wien Museum and the owner of Wiener Linien disagreement about who had to bear the cost of renovation. In November 2012, the city government announced that 2013/2014 a comprehensive renovation of the Hofpavillons will take place at the expense of the City of Vienna. The cost would be about 1.8 million euros.
The ongoing restoration work will be guided by the architectural firm Manfred Wehdorn. Plaster surfaces and reclassifications of the pavilion are reconstructed in the manner provided by Wagner surface quality after old craft techniques. The metal objects on the right of way are statically renovated and regained in the original shade of green. (This could be reconstructed according to laboratory analysis of the found remains of historic coating. )
Since the building is upgraded, could 2013 by vandals two gilded orbs with cross and two gilt cords also be taken out of the anchorage. When the crowns it was reconstructions of cast aluminum from the 1980s. The crowns are made in the ongoing restoration. The roadside candelabra were already before the work go missing ( see left photo gallery with an empty socket on the right) The existing candelabra were dismantled in 2010 due to the poor condition and are currently in the restoration workshops. They are mounted again before the planned April 2014 opening.
The interior of the Hofpavillons
The carpet was knotted according to the specifications of Otto Wagner and should lead the way ( The original was replaced)
Sandblasted window
Aloof Secession
Foliage and roses, the crown was stolen
The railings are Secessionist
Restoration 2013: Pull the cornices using traditional craft techniques
Restoration 2013: Grasp and gilding of the right of way according to the historical coloring