- Rotunde
The Rotunde in
Vienna was a building erected for theWeltausstellung 1873 Wien (the ViennaWorld Fair of1873 ). The building was a partially covered circularsteel construction, 84 m (approx. 275 ft) in height and 108 m (approx. 354 ft) in diameter. It was designed by Austrian architectKarl Freiherr von Hasenauer and built by the German company Johann Caspar Harkort ofDuisburg . While heavily criticized by professionals, the central building of the World Fair was accepted enthusiastically by the public.fact|date=April 2008It was used for shows and fairs later on.
Alexander Girardi performed a concert in this hall. In1898 a "Collektivausstellung österreichischer Automobilbauer" (Collective Exhibition of Austrian Carbuilders) was shown during the "Kaiser Franz Joseph Jubiläumsausstellung" (Emperor Franz Joseph Jubilee-Exhibition). The first four cars ever built inAustria-Hungary were shown there, amongst them the car built bySiegfried Marcus in 1888/89.The Rotunde burned down in
1937 . Its former location is now occupied by a portal of theVienna International Fair .Coordinates for "Google Earth" users:48° 12′ 44″ N, 16° 24′ 34″ O
External links
* [http://aeiou.at/r/r897923.htm Rotunde (in German)]
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