Austrian Postal Savings Bank

[1] The use of marble makes the maintenance and cleaning of the facade very easy and inexpensive, important functional element in Wagner's design.

Wagner greatly valued the aluminum, material perfected by Austrian chemist Carl Josef Bayer for industrial production.

Through the main entrance at Georg-Coch-Platz the visitor ascends a flight of stairs to the grand Kassenhalle, where customer services are located.

The hall is designed like an atrium, with a large glass skylight allowing natural light to enter the heart of the building at all times.

The frosted glass skylight is pierced by steel columns, their slim design making them as unobstructive to the falling light as possible.

Spared any damage during World War II, the building is still in its original state and since 2005 includes a museum devoted to its creator, Otto Wagner.