Was 91 years old
Mourning for Richard Lugner: Society builder dead
Richard Lugner is dead! As the "Krone" learned, the popular society builder died on Monday at the age of 91.
Richard Lugner had been struggling with several health problems in recent months. Most recently, the popular master builder had to undergo heart surgery in July. During his society comeback in Mörbisch, Lugner ended up in a wheelchair due to severe back pain.
Rescue operation at Lugner's villa
Now Richard Lugner is dead. As the "Krone" learned, there was a rescue operation at his villa in Döbling on Monday morning.
According to reports, attempts were made to resuscitate Lugner. But all attempts were in vain.
Wedding planned in St. Stephen's Cathedral
Richard Lugner had so many reasons to celebrate in October: in addition to his 92nd birthday on October 11, he wanted to celebrate a big church wedding with his newlywed wife Simone Lugner (42) in St. Stephen's Cathedral and have the blessing given by cathedral priest Toni Farber.
The society builder, who was very busy until the end, said yes to her on July 1 in Vienna City Hall amid great interest.
"I've ordered my gravestone"
In his last interview with Conny Bischofberger, Mörtel revealed that everything had already been arranged for his funeral - even if he wasn't thinking about his death: "But I wanted to have everything sorted out. I want my heirs to know what needs to be done. I've already ordered my gravestone!"
However, he revealed at the time that he did not want to find his final resting place in the central cemetery like his mother and aunt, but in Grinzing cemetery. "I liked it there, much better than the central cemetery."
Master builder and Lugner City boss
Richard Lugner was born in Vienna on October 11, 1932. After graduating from high school in 1953, he soon entered the construction industry - and quickly proved his great cunning. Because while the big companies were fighting each other for major contracts during the construction boom of the 1960s, the young Lugner specialized in small construction sites.
The master builder landed his first major coup in 1975 when he was commissioned by the then Saudi Arabian King Faisal ibn al-Aziz to build the Vienna Mosque in Floridsdorf, the first such building in the whole of Austria.
In 1988, Richard Lugner bought a plot of land directly on Vienna's Gürtel not far from the Stadthalle in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus for 14 million schillings. His plan: to build his own shopping center, Lugner City. Today, "Lugner City" is one of the most successful shopping centers in the country.
Unforgotten as an opera ball zampano
Richard Lugner became famous less for his work as a builder than for his annual appearances at the Vienna Opera Ball. With his star guests, the master builder caused a flurry of flashbulbs, scuffles on the red carpet, unnerved organizers and, of course, a lot of attention for himself and his city.
In his private life, Lugner was married a total of six times and was often surrounded by young and publicity-loving ladies, to whom he gave animal nicknames. Probably the most famous of his wives was Christina "Mausi" Lugner, whom he married on July 13, 1991. The couple divorced on August 2, 2007 after many appearances together.
It was not until June 2024 that Lugner married for the sixth time - his "little bee". Lugner had a total of four children, but they all stayed out of the public eye as much as possible.
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