Hotel Metropole, Vienna, Palace hotel in Innere Stadt, Austria
The Hotel Metropole spans six floors at Franz-Josefs-Kai 31-33, featuring neoclassical architecture designed by Carl Schumann and Ludwig Tischler in 1873.
The building served as Gestapo headquarters during World War II, leading to its destruction by bombs in 1945, and was later replaced by Leopold-Figl-Hof.
The site now includes a memorial center documenting the Nazi period, with a bronze figure and granite block symbolizing the fate of persecution victims.
The memorial exhibition, located at the former back entrance on Salztorgasse, requires advance request for visits and provides research-based information about Gestapo activities.
The cellar spaces of the former hotel contained prison cells where numerous detainees were held before their transfer to concentration camps during the Nazi regime.
Location: Innere Stadt
Inception: 1873
Architects: Carl Schumann, Ludwig Tischler
Official opening: 1873
Floors above the ground: 6
GPS coordinates: 48.21306,16.37417
Latest update: May 13, 2025 08:27
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