!!!Neubau

Neubau, 7%%sup th/%  district of Vienna, area 1.61 km%%sup 2/%, 
pop. 30,396 (in 1991), situated on a range of hills that extend from 
the inner city towards the west between the River Wien and the vaulted 
Ottakringerbach stream. In 1850 the suburbs Neubau (mentioned in 1315 
as Neustift, 1632 as Neubau), St. Ulrich (1202 mentioned as 
Zeismannsbrunn, 1302 as St. Ulrich),  Spittelberg (grew up from 
1675 as the Kroatendoerfl ("village of the Croats")) and  Schottenfeld 
and  Lerchenfeld were merged. In the 18%%sup th/%  century Neubau 
experienced a steep upturn when ribbon and silk factories were 
established, followed by intensive building activity; Old Viennese 
suburban lanes (partially preserved) and ancient houses are 
characteristic of Neubau as much as the concentration of small-scale 
industries and trade (especially furniture). In the past decades, 
large department stores and offices of film companies have opened on 
Mariahilfer Strasse street (border to the 6%%sup th/%  district,  
Mariahilf).

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Churches:  Altlerchenfeld Church (1848-1850); Collegiate Church (also 
Garnisonskirche church, 1739, perhaps by J. E. Fischer v. 
Erlach); Ulrichskirche church (1211, new construction 1721, tower 
1771); church and monastery (1835-37 by J. Kornhaeusel) of the  
Mechitarists order (with pictures of Schnorr v. Carolsfeld and 
E. J. Schindler, library with Armeniaca, numismatic collection 
and museum); Schottenfeld Church; Lazaristenkirche church (1862 by F. 
Schmidt). Former court stables (1723 finished by J. E. Fischer v. 
Erlach after his father´s plans), since 1998 renovations towards 
the realization of the  Museum Quarter project; Stiftskaserne barracks 
(constructed after 1745 as Savoyard Knights Academy in the area of the 
Chaossches Stiftungshaus of the 17%%sup th/%  century, storeys added 
in 1869, also war archives 1905-1992), in the yard former engineering 
academy and anti-aircraft tower from World War II; former Palais 
Trautson ("Hungarian Guard"), constructed 1710-1712), the most 
important secular building by J. B. Fischer von Erlach (until 
1918 residence of the Hungarian Leibgarde (household troops), later 
"Collegium Hungaricum" of the national Hungarian cultural institutes, 
purchased for the Ministry of Justice, demolition of the western part 
in 1967);  Volkstheater (1889); Renaissancetheater ("Theater der 
Jugend" youth theatre); House of Literature; Paedagogical 
Institute of the City of Vienna; former municipally-run Sophien 
Hospital (social medical centre from 1987, extended from 1998-1999); 
Imperial Court Depot of Movables ( Hofmobiliendepot). Trinity Column 
(1713), Johann Nepomuk Statue (1750), Augustin fountain (1908).

!Literature
H. Rotter, Neubau, 1925; W. Mayer, Neubau, Wiener. 
Bezirkskulturfuehrer, 1983; F. Czeike, Historisches Lexikon Wien, 
5 vols., 1992-1997.


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