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Timo Hagen
K. u. k. Militärbauten als Repräsentanten der Gesamtmonarchie in der
siebenbürgischen ‚Peripherie‘
This paper explores possible ‘representations’ of Habsburg rule in the field of architecture at the
time of Austro-Hungarian dualism by casting its focus on buildings constructed by the k. u. k. im-
perial
army.
Significantly,
the
army
was
one
of
the
few
institutions
to
have
survived
the
combined
Empire and Monarchy after the Ausgleich. Here, the focus is on Transylvania, a historical region on
the South-Eastern ‘periphery’ of the largely autonomous Hungarian part of the dual monarchy.
A closer look on the planning of the military buildings reveals that it did not necessarily originate
in
Vienna.
Frequently,
the
municipalities
affected
took
over
the
role
of
building
contractor.
Military
and
civilian
authorities
at
different
levels
of
the
administration
–
as
well
as
private
architects
–
were
also involved in such projects.
The office building of the Army Corps Headquarters for Transylvania in Sibiu (Hungarian: Na-
gyszeben, German: Hermannstadt) was completed in 1891/92. As one such constellation, it re-
sulted in a complex design which incorporated (albeit in modified form) contemporary Viennese
tenements and military architecture as well as significant motifs of the Hofburg. Allowing for
dimensions of meaning inherent in contemporary concepts of style such as Albert Ilg’s ‘Viennese
Baroque’
and
Rudolf
von
Eitelberger’s
‘Viennese
Renaissance’,
and
by
means
of
comparisons
with
other (military) buildings in Sibiu, an analysis of the construction suggests that the ‘representa-
tion’
of
Habsburg
rule
certainly
plays
a
role
here,
yet
can
be
read
both
as
an
offer
of
integration
on
the part of the ‘centre’ and as an expression of loyalty on the part of the ‘periphery’. The strategy
chosen for architectural ‘representation’ takes into consideration both the supranational image of
the military and the dynasty as well as visual experiences of contemporaries in regard to military
architecture and the particular circumstances that shaped nationality policy and religious condi-
tions in the region.
Der österreichisch-ungarische Ausgleich von 1867 räumte den Ländern der ungari-
schen Krone einen weitgehend autonomen Status innerhalb der Habsburgermonar-
chie ein. Das Haus Habsburg, das die Kaiserkrone und die Krone des ungarischen
Königreichs in Personalunion auf sich vereinte, und ein Teil des unter kaiserlichem
Oberbefehl stehenden Militärs1 waren neben der außenpolitischen Vertretung und
dem für außenpolitische und gemeinsame militärische Angelegenheiten zuständigen
Reichsfinanzministerium als einzige überstaatliche, die gesamte Monarchie betref-
fende Institutionen verblieben.
Die Repräsentation der Habsburg-Lothringischen Dynastie in Musik, visuellen Medien und Architektur
1618–1918
Representing the Habsburg-Lorraine Dynasty in Music, Visual Media and Architecture
- Title
- Die Repräsentation der Habsburg-Lothringischen Dynastie in Musik, visuellen Medien und Architektur
- Subtitle
- 1618–1918
- Editor
- Werner Telesko
- Publisher
- Böhlau Verlag
- Location
- Wien
- Date
- 2017
- Language
- German
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-205-20507-4
- Size
- 17.0 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 448
- Categories
- Geschichte Vor 1918