Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’
Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’ is a work of art in Meidling, Vienna. Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’ is situated nearby to the apartment building Dr.-Franz-Hemala-Hof, as well as near the tram stop Wien Schedifkaplatz (Darnautgasse).| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Description: Art on facade of building Darnautgasse 2, 1120 Vienna
- Also known as: “Lokomotive Philadelphia”
- Inscription: “Im Jahre 1838 wurde hier die Lokomotive Philadelphia erprobt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirche Namen Jesu and Wien Meidling railway station.
Wien Meidling railway station
Railway station
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Wien Meidling is one of Vienna's main railway stations located at the Philadelphiabrücke. When the Südbahnhof was demolished in December 2009 to build Vienna's new Hauptbahnhof, Wien Meidling assumed the functions of the Südbahnhof and has been in the 2020s frequented by 55,000 people daily, up from its usual 45,000, making it one of Austria's busiest railway stations. Wien Meidling railway station is situated 310 metres northeast of Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’.
Bahnhof Meidling station
Metro station
Photo: My Friend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bahnhof Meidling is a station on U6 of the Vienna U-Bahn. Up until 4 October 2013 it was called Philadelphiabrücke. Above the U-Bahn station is the Wien Meidling railway station, which is served by long distance and regional trains, and by Vienna S-Bahn lines S1, S2, S3, S60 and S80.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kabelwerk and Grünberg.
Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’
- Categories: sgraffito, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Meidling, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.17316° or 48° 10′ 23″ northLongitude
16.33033° or 16° 19′ 49″ eastInception
1952Open location code
8FWR58FJ+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 6316533080OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=muralWikidata ID
Q88527377
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In Other Languages
“Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’” goes by many names.
- German: “Sgraffito ‘Philadelphia’”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dr.-Franz-Hemala-Hof and Wien Schedifkaplatz (Darnautgasse).
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