Artaria-Haus, Protected commercial building in Innere Stadt, Vienna.

The Artaria House at Kohlmarkt 9 is a protected commercial building from the early 1900s featuring a marble-clad facade, bay windows, and geometric ornaments running along the roofline. The ground floor contains shops while upper floors house apartments, with Alfonso Canciani's two relief figures carved into the supporting pillars.

The site's predecessor, known as Zum englischen Gruß, has owners documented back to 1672; Frédéric Chopin stayed there from November 1830 to July 1831, and a plaque marks it. In 1775 the Artaria music shop moved in, absorbed in 1932 by the publisher Freytag & Berndt, which ran a travel bookshop here until April 2014. Max Fabiani's new building followed in 1900–1902.

The relief figures on the ground floor pillars display everyday subjects - a man with a hammer and a woman with an apple - reflecting the work and daily life valued in that era. These sculptures by Alfonso Canciani remain visible reminders of how the building celebrates human labor and nature.

The building sits centrally on Kohlmarkt and is easy to reach, with its distinctive design making it simple to spot among surrounding structures. Visitors can view the facade and relief work anytime from the street, while the commercial ground floor remains accessible during normal business hours.

The building earned the local nickname 'Tramwayhäusl' because of its distinctive projecting canopy that sets it apart from neighboring building lines. This unusual positioning creates a subtle visual break that catches visitors' attention as they walk past.