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karl-schwering-platz // köln lindenthal

stained glass window and sgraffito on the house of a catholic student fraternity. the fraternity moved into the post-war modern house in 1959, around which time it is estimated that it was built. the house thus belongs to the large number of buildings in lindenthal that were built in the mid-century era and still characterise lindenthal today. it is one of the simpler buildings, with the only decoration being the small sgraffito and the windows.

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art in architecture // wien leopoldstadt

II

part 2 of art in architecture in leopoldstadt, vienna. and again a mix of modern and traditional formal language, executed as sculpture, mosaic or sgraffito. sometimes the artworks refer to biblical themes (weintraubengasse), local handicrafts (große pfarrgasse) or history, such as former buildings or residents (rotensterngasse & czerniengasse).

1. weintraubengasse artist: f. barzig, d.j.

2. zirkusgasse

3. rotensterngasse

4. große pfarrgasse

5. czerniengasse (completion 1962) artist: k.drexler

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entenpfuhl // koblenz altstadt

artist: philipp dott

i discovered this sgraffito on a rather plain post-war building during a short trip to koblenz. i was even able to identify the artist. his name is philipp dott and he has done several murals in the region. he was also very versatile in his work.

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art in architecture // wien leopoldstadt

I

vienna is full of art in architecture from the post-war era, and one has the feeling that this type of wall art is appreciated and therefore cherished in the city. the type of façade art is very diverse in style, material and content, there are mosaics, sgraffito or full sculptural representations.

pic. 01 untere donaustraße

pic. 02 tempelgasse

pic. 03-04 untere donaustraße

pic. 05-06 rotenkreuzgasse

pic. 07 tandelmarktgasse

pic. 08-09 rotensterngasse

pic. 10 praterstraße

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sankt anna haus // köln lindenthal

sgraffito of st. anna from circa 1954

artist unknown

the former st. anna hospital, which is now a care home, is located between uniklinik and lindenthaler gürtel. the neo-gothic main building was spared destruction during the war. in the 1950s, a simple, functional new building was added on which this hidden byzantine-style sgraffito is concealed. The unknown artist has created a really beautiful work that conveys a sense of security and thus also refers to the function of the building.