The "Red Vienna": Community Housing of the 1920s and 1930s
During a short period from 1919 to 1933, the city of Vienna erected some 65,000 apartments of high quality for the impoverished working class. Highly noticeable is also the contemporary architecture of these buildings all across town, of which several interesting ones are clustered on a short stretch along Gürtel road. The style ranges from Art Déco to modernistic, the buildings have courtyards and often resemble fortresses – as which they were even used during the civil war 1934. Look out for the 1920s,,, or the 1950s high rise building of Matzleinsdorf just nearby. Show respect while visiting, as these are living houses and not tourist attractions in the first place.
- Address
- along Margaretengürtel
- Getting there
- Tramway 6, 18: Arbeitergasse or Eichenstraße
- Hours
- Gates close in the evening
- Price
- Free
Listing from Wikivoyage: Vienna/Margareten, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.