Architect Adolph Loos' famous early modern building Looshaus (1911) on Michaelplatz. The Emperor was so offended by the austere

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Architect Adolph Loos' famous early modern building Looshaus (1911) on Michaelplatz. The Emperor was so offended by the austere facade of Looshaus—actually a lovely building—he ordered the palace curtains to be closed so he wouldn’t have to look at it. In the plaza itself, between the palace and Looshaus, a sewer maintenance project recently revealed the ruins of a fine Roman house.

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Size: 5400px × 3617px
Location: Looshaus, Michaelplatz, Vienna, Austria
Photo credit: © Richard Whittington / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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