A prank by the bourgeoisie

Garbage barricade in Viennese municipal building

Nobody knows why the garbage in the Türkenritthof in Hernals has to block the entrance.

(Bild: zVg)

The Viennese architectural jewel Türkenritthof is barricaded by garbage containers - apparently to protect a memorial plaque. But the solution would be quite simple.

Christian K. is proud of "his" municipal building: the Türkenritthof on Hernalser Hauptstraße is not only a listed building, but also a memorial to the civil war of 1934. What annoys Christian K. all the more is that the courtyard is still "barricaded" today - by garbage containers, apparently precisely because of the memorial plaques for the February fighters.

Only access road blocked for emergencies
The tenant has been fighting against the garbage in the entrance area for years. For him, it's not just about the unsightly appearance: The entrance is the only way that the fire department and emergency services can get into the courtyard in an emergency. People in wheelchairs, for example, are already finding it difficult to get in day after day.

The absurd thing about it:
There would be plenty of space inside the courtyard, which Christian K. pointed out several times - including the fact that the memorial plaques could be seen that way. Wiener Wohnen's "solution": The waste paper moved inside the courtyard, but the garbage bins stayed where they were - now at a respectful distance from the plaques and with less space for the tenants than before. Meanwhile, there is still more than enough free space inside the courtyard.