What a fun change compared to my tour of Favoriten last week, Vienna's 10th district of artistically dull offerings! If there is a "Melting Pot" in Vienna, it is the city's 15th district, Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, so named in part for Crown Prince Rudolf, Archduke of Austria and heir apparent, until the suicide-pact with his mistress out in the Vienna Woods in 1889, that is.
The 15th district is home to the largest percentage of non-Viennese, around 35%, with many having origins in the Balkans and points further east. Thus, it stands to reason that one could order a Polish beer at "Cafe Barcelona;" pick up South Tirolean meats at a Turkish grocer; grab lunch at the new Romanian restaurant; or simply walk into a storefront that is "Open."
And for the youngest newcomers there is Kindergarten "Al Moustafa," with language instruction in German, English, Arabic, and Islam. Take it from me: learning the Arabic language is hard as a 40-something. I am certain even the preschoolers speak more fluently than I!
But onto the Kunst am Bau, my primary reason for the outing. With a willing teenage partner along (mostly because of the promise of lunch), off we set.
A reference to one of the Turkish sieges.
Two 1970's constructions had era-specific art. Groovy!
We loved our outing to Vienna's melting pot, though a lunch spot was a little hard to come by. Good newcomers to Vienna's 15th district, may I humbly suggest opening an Albanian/Polish/Macedonian/Turkish/Georgian/Azerbaijani or similar eatery? We'll be sure to return.
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