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Otto Wagner (1841-1918), a leading architect and professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Art, promotes a new modern style with no historical references and totally integrated in design. He advocates a modern architecture that responds to the needs of modern life and simple ornament derived from structure. His buildings emphasize easy maintenance, economical costs, and decorative symbolism. The Post Office Savings Bank in Vienna, evidences the richness and elegance of his design vocabulary. Mad Monk, Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser, Vienna Secession, City Planner, Architecture Modern, Famous Buildings, Savings Bank, Gustav Klimt

Otto Wagner (1841-1918), a leading architect and professor at the Vienna Academy of Fine Art, promotes a new modern style with no historical references and totally integrated in design. He advocates a modern architecture that responds to the needs of modern life and simple ornament derived from structure. His buildings emphasize easy maintenance, economical costs, and decorative symbolism. The Post Office Savings Bank in Vienna, evidences the richness and elegance of his design vocabulary.

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