Kursalon or Kursalon Hubner is a concert hall built on the site of the old walls. Back in 1857, Emperor Franz Josef decided on a global reorganization of Vienna transport. The ramparts were dismantled, and the wide area that became free began to be built up with wide boulevards. It was an expanse for architects and builders, and so modern Viennese avenues appeared. Among other delights, a city park was opened in 1862, and it has a hydropathic center: mineral waters from all the resorts of the empire were offered here. Here, on October 15, 1868, the first concert of Johann Strauss took place and, since that time, the fate of the building is inextricably linked with concerts and performances. In 1908, Kursalon was leased to Hans Hübner, as a result of which a new name was assigned to the task. And after almost 90 years in 1990, the Hübner family bought the building from the city administration in private ownership. Translated with Google Translate Translated with Google Translate
City park as a house book. As soon as the yellowed sheets are touched, the city will begin to dump its stories with enthusiasm. They will be written in calligraphic handwriting with classic curls, imitating the era, or chopped pen strokes, in accordance with the directives of the time. With crafty boasting, they will hoist glorious citizens on a pedestal or, like skeletons in a closet, hide their obscene acts in the shadow of distant alleys. His trees whisper past rumors, ponds keep silent secrets, and swarms of pigeons sweep dried leaves from the tracks like dust from a book cover. And the longer you stay in the park, the more you understand that time puts everything in its place, passions disappear and only heaven and silence patronize the living, contemplating the earthly vanity from above. Such a city park in Vienna. Translated with Google Translate