Travel Reference
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Neoclassicism takes root and the Burgtor is built in Vienna and Schloss Grafenegg in Lower Aus-
tria.
1815-48
A Biedermeier style casts of the strictness of classicism, focusing on housing with simple yet eleg-
ant exteriors and on light, curved furnishings and interior decoration.
Mid-19th Century Onward
Lingering neoclassicism spills over into other revivalist styles, giving 'neo' prefixes to Gothic,
baroque, Renaissance and other architecture on Vienna's Ringstrasse and across the country.
Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Backward-looking historicism is cast aside for lighter, modern styles such as Vienna's Secession
building.
20th Century
While the Secession can still be felt, the Rotes Wien (Red Vienna) period produces large-scale work-
ers housing, and later postmodernist and contemporary buildings like Graz' Kunsthaus spring up.
