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Museum · Vienna, Austria

Kunsthistorisches Museum

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1871–91
Declared purpose
Imperial art museum
Today
Survives, still the museum
Build time
About 20 years
Region
Europe
Architect of record
Gottfried Semper, architect: about 68 when credited (1871, born 1803). Build time on record: about 20 years.; Carl von Hasenauer, architect: about 38 when credited (1871, born 1833). Build time on record: about 20 years.All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A domed museum facing its twin, the Natural History Museum, across Maria-Theresien-Platz.

  1. Twins

    Two identical domed museums face each other.

  2. Semper

    Gottfried Semper and Carl Hasenauer designed it.

Questions worth asking

  • Why build twin palaces?

Possible original uses

  • Museum

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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