St. Annahof, Protected heritage building and language school in Innere Stadt, Austria.
St. Annahof is a protected heritage structure in Innere Stadt that combines Gothic and Renaissance design elements visible on its facade at Annagasse 3-3a. Today it houses a language school offering courses in many languages and serves as residential apartments for multiple families.
The building originated as a Jesuit monastery in 1628 and was later transformed into the Normalschule St. Anna. Its current appearance came in 1895 when architects Fellner & Helmer redesigned the facade with distinctive Gothic and Renaissance features.
The building served as a teaching space for the arts and drew students like Franz Schubert who trained within its walls. It also opened its rooms to the public for displaying artistic works.
The language school inside offers various learning options from group classes to private lessons and exam preparation for career advancement. The location is central in Innere Stadt and easy to find, with the memorial plaques on the facade serving as clear markers.
The basement once housed the Neues Elysium, a Biedermeier-era entertainment venue that became popular in the 1840s and drew crowds seeking entertainment. This hidden underground space was part of Vienna's cultural scene before the March Revolution.
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