Warenhaus Rothberger

The company founder Jacob Rothberger was born on December 9, 1825 in Albertirsa in Pest County (Hungary) and worked for several years as a tailor in Paris.

In 1893, Rothberger, whose company now employed hundreds of piece masters in Vienna, also acquired the house at Stephansplatz 11 and had it remodeled by the proven team of architects.

[2] On May 20, 1905, every buyer received an American watch in good condition to mark the 50th anniversary of the company, which had already been established as a purveyor to the imperial and royal court in 1867.

[3][4][5] In 1938, after Austria's merged with Nazi Germany in the "Anschluss", the company was "Aryanized", that is forcibly transferred to a non-Jewish owner as part of anti-Jewish persecution campaign.

However, the Rothberger heirs eventually sold the property to an insurance company and the reconstruction was in line with the aesthetic expectations of the post-war period.