Alois-Drasche-Park, Public park in Wieden district, Vienna, Austria
Alois-Drasche-Park is a 1.6-hectare park in Vienna's Wieden district, laid out shortly before 1900 on the former Blecherne-Turm-Feld. It is enclosed by late-historicist and Secessionist apartment buildings whose rear facades face the green, among them Otto Wagner junior's houses at Alois-Drasche-Park 8 and 9, built in 1902.
The area around today's park, the former Blecherne-Turm-Feld, was parcelled shortly before 1900. In 1898 the city officially named Alois-Drasche-Platz after the cloth manufacturer and Wiedner benefactor Alois Drasche (died 1892); in 1899 the name was changed to Park. The city decided to keep the green space entirely free of traffic, interrupting the crossing lanes and giving the surrounding houses rear access only.
The park is named after cloth manufacturer Alois Drasche, who died in 1892 and was a benefactor of Wieden. The surrounding blocks carry the identity addresses Alois-Drasche-Park 1 to 18, numbered clockwise from the north corner at Seisgasse. The park should not be confused with the Draschepark in Vienna-Liesing.
The park lies near Wiedner Gürtel and is reached by tram line 18 at the underground Blechturmgasse stop or by bus 13A at Rainergasse. The surrounding houses open onto the green only at their rear and are entered from other lanes, so walk in from the interrupted side streets. The Blechturmgasse edge marks the border between the 4th and 5th districts.
The area is notably car-free, as no roads run between the residential buildings and green space. This unusual design creates a continuous pedestrian zone that is rarely found in densely urban settings.
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