Topic summary
Ringstraße
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ringstrasse.
History
Aristocrats and other wealthy private individuals rushed to have prestigious Ringstraßenpalais (Ring Road palaces) built in the historicist style, known as Ringstraßenstil (Ring Road style). One of the first buildings was the Heinrichhof, designed by Theophil von Hansen, which stood until 1954, having been damaged in the Second World War .