- Wienzeile
The Wienzeile ('Vienna Row') is a street in
Vienna , which originated in the course of the regulation of theVienna River 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 ,Margareten , andMeidling 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 ofMariahilf andRudolfsheim-Fünfhaus .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 Wienzeile has a strong architectural presence in the form ofOtto Wagner 'sJugendstil building in the vicinity of the Naschmarkt.In the outer districts of
Hietzing 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
*Vienna Secession
*Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
*Vorwärts building
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