{"product_id":"vienna-portrait-of-a-city-christian-brandsttter-9783836567268","title":"Vienna. Portrait of a City","description":"\u003cp\u003eVienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the \u003cstrong\u003eheart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e, the stately city on the Danube, has been defined by \u003cstrong\u003evast palaces \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eimperial grandeur\u003c\/strong\u003e--but behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place of genteel coffee house culture, epicurean tradition, and a heritage of both delicate and daring music, art, and design, from Johann Strauss to Egon Schiele, from Gustav Mahler to Josef Hoffmann.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume is a treasure trove of \u003cstrong\u003ephotography from the last 175 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, following the evolution of Vienna from imperial capital to modern metropolis. Like a \u003cstrong\u003evisual walk through time and cityscape\u003c\/strong\u003e, hundreds of carefully curated pictures trace the developments in Vienna's built environment and the cultural and historical trends they reflect, whether the urban \u003cem\u003eGesamtkunstwerk\u003c\/em\u003e of the 19th-century Ringstrasse or the experiments of \"Red Vienna\" in the 1920s, when the city had a social democrat government for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through these remarkable photographs, we discover not only the great landmarks and lesser-known corners of Vienna, but also the ubiquity and the tumult of its history. We see the \u003cstrong\u003ecultural blossoming of the fin de si鐵le\u003c\/strong\u003e, when radical innovators such as \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEgon Schiele\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAdolf Loos\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/strong\u003e turned Vienna into a \"laboratory of modernity\"; the clashes of 1934; the ascent of Nazi dictatorship; and the horrors writ by the Holocaust in what was once one of the most populous and multi-ethnic cities on earth. More recently, fascinating postwar photographs explore the Vienna of the \u003cem\u003eThird Man\u003c\/em\u003e, at once a \u003cstrong\u003ecity in ruins and a hub for spies\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book closes with the most recent pictures, celebrating the emergence of today's Vienna--one of the most attractive cities in Europe, in which rich history once again coexists with international flair and vibrant contemporary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas J. Hirsch, Christian Brandst舩ter, Hans-Michael Koetzle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836567261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836567268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.40h x 10.10w x 1.90d","brand":"Andreas J. Hirsch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994369884415,"sku":"9783836567268","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_482d491b-d76a-48cd-9b3d-94d5fb396f33.jpg?v=1683329740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vienna-portrait-of-a-city-christian-brandsttter-9783836567268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}