Hundertwasserhaus, Vienna

It is not understood very often that a group of popular homes would become a true tourist attraction.  In Vienna it happened in the neighborhood of Landstrabe, when in 1986 Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser decided to design some homes for citizens less well off.

The Hundertwasserhaus of Vienna is an extraordinary example of modern architecture that addresses the practical problems of society.  It does so in an imaginative and creative way, reaching unexpected results.

These multicolored buildings, of soft and rounded forms, seem like an oasis of color in the middle of grey palaces and the angular surrounding areas.  The elevated gardens with trees and vines, give an explosion of green to the residents of the neighborhood.  Meanwhile one can say that this area of the city became literally one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna.

Between the bars, fountains and souvenir shops, it is worth it to get lost, at least for a moment, in this small urban miracle.

Hundertwasserhaus

Kegelgasse 36-38, 1030 Vienna, Austria