| Vienna Austria Tourism: Architecture (1353 words) |
 | During the 1300s, ecclesiastical architecture was based on the Hallenkirche (hall church), a model that originated in Germany. |
| The streamlined structure was bitterly criticized for its total lack of ornamentation and its similarities to the "gridwork of a sewer." According to gossip, the emperor found it so offensive that he ordered his drivers to avoid the Hofburg entrance on Michaelerplatz altogether. |
| Architectural philosophies were also affected during the "Red Vienna" period by the socialist reformers' desire to alleviate public housing shortages, a grinding social problem of the years between world wars. |
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