The Wienzeile ('Vienna Row') is a street in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, which originated in the course of the regulation of the

Vienna River The Wien is a river that flows through Austria's capital Vienna. Geography The river Wien is long, of which are within the city. Its drainage basin covers an area of , both in the city and in the neighbouring Vienna Woods. Its source lies in ...

between 1899 and 1905 along the river's banks. It is divided into the Rechte Wienzeile (Right Vienna Row) and the Linke Wienzeile (Left Vienna Row): * The Rechte Wienzeile runs through the Viennese districts of

Wieden Wieden (; Central Bavarian: ''Wiedn'') is the 4th municipal district of Vienna, Austria (german: 4. Bezirk). It is near the centre of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but its borders were changed later. Wieden is a small region ...

Margareten Margareten (; bar, Magredn) is the fifth district of Vienna (german: 5. Bezirk, Margareten). It is near the old town of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later.Meidling Meidling () is the 12th district of Vienna (german: 12. Bezirk, Meidling). It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the Wienfluss, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn palace. Meidling is a heav ...

and is so named after its position on the right bank of the Vienna River. * The Linke Wienzeile, located on the left bank of the Vienna River, runs through the Viennese districts of

Mariahilf Mariahilf (; Central Bavarian: ''Mariahüf'') is the 6th municipal district of Vienna, Austria (german: 6. Bezirk). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850. Mariahilf is a heavily populated urban area with many res ...

and

Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus () is the 15th municipal District of Vienna, Austria (german: 15. Bezirk). It is in central Vienna, west of Innere Stadt. It borders Neubau and Mariahilf in the east, Meidling and Hietzing in the south, Penzing in the w ...

. Before the regulation of the Vienna River, the Rechte Wienzeile was called ''Wienstraße'' in the fourth district, ''Flussgasse'' in the fifth district, ''An der Wien'', and ''Wienstraße''. The Linke Wienzeile had various names in the sixth district, first ''Am Wienufer'' as well as ''Ufergasse'', later ''Magdalenenstraße'' and ''Wienstraße''. The U-Bahn line U4 runs along the entirety of the Wienzeile's length on the stretch of the former

Wiener Stadtbahn The Vienna Stadtbahn (german: Wiener Stadtbahn) was a rail-based public transportation system operated under this name from 1898 until 1989. Today, the Vienna U-Bahn lines U4 and U6 and the Vienna S-Bahn (commuter rail) run on its former lines. ...

. The Wienzeile has a strong architectural presence in the form of

Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner (; 13 July 1841 – 11 April 1918) was an Austrian architect, furniture designer and urban planner. He was a leading member of the Vienna Secession movement of architecture, founded in 1897, and the broader Art Nouveau move ...

Jugendstil ''Jugendstil'' ("Youth Style") was an artistic movement, particularly in the decorative arts, that was influential primarily in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to a lesser extent from about 1895 until about 1910. It was the German counterpart of ...

building in the vicinity of the Naschmarkt. In the outer districts of

Hietzing Hietzing () is the 13th municipal District of Vienna (german: 13. Bezirk, Hietzing). It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling. Hietzing is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also contains lar ...

and Penzing, the extended Wienzeile is called Hietzinger Kai as well as Hadikgasse.

Attractions along the Wienzeile

* Wienzeilenhäuser by Otto Wagner * Viennese Naschmarkt *

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prima ...

Vienna Secession The Vienna Secession (german: Wiener Secession; also known as ''the Union of Austrian Artists'', or ''Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Österreichs'') is an art movement, closely related to Art Nouveau, that was formed in 1897 by a group of Austri ...

Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station is a former railway station, station of the Vienna, Viennese ''Wiener_Stadtbahn, Stadtbahn''. The buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of Jugendstil, ''Jugendstil'' architecture. These buildings ...

* Vorwärts building
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