Gasometer Vienna

The Gasometers in Vienna are four former gas tanks, each of 90,000 m³ storage capacity, built as part of the Vienna municipal gas works Gaswerk Simmering in 1896–1899. They are located in the 11th district, Simmering. They were used from 1899 to 1984 as gas storage tanks. After the changeover from town gas to natural gas between 1969–1978, they were no longer used and were shut down. Only the brick exterior front wall was preserved. The structure has found a new use in modern times. Download high resolution version (1044x572, 84 KB) Description: View of the four Gasometers in Vienna from the south. ... Download high resolution version (1044x572, 84 KB) Description: View of the four Gasometers in Vienna from the south. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... A German gasometer. ... To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between 10,000 and 100,000 m³ (104 to 105 m3). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Simmering is 11th district of Vienna, Austria. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ... Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

History

The Gasometers were built from 1896 to 1899 in the Simmering district of Vienna near the Gaswerk Simmering gas works of the district. The containers were used to help supply Vienna with town gas, which had previously been provided by the Inter Continental Gas Association (ICGA) in England. Once the contracts with the ICGA expired, the city decided to construct facilities to handle its own gas needs. At the time, the design was the largest of all of Europe. Simmering is 11th district of Vienna, Austria. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ...

The Gasometers were retired in 1984 due to new technologies in gasometer construction and due to the city's conversion from town gas and coal gas to natural gas. Gas can be stored underground or in modern high-pressure gas storage spheres under much higher pressures and in smaller volumes than the monstrous gasometers. In 1978, they were designated as protected historic landmarks. Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ... Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to gasses of varying composition that are generated in coal gasification and some types of waste-to-energy facilities. ... Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

During the years after their decommission, they were used for various purposes, including being used as a setting in the movie James Bond: The Living Daylights and used to host the Gazometer-Raves. Sound in the large round structures reverberated and exhibited a special echo that was popular to the ravers and the term Gazometer was well-known in the scene. The Living Daylights is the fifthteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions. ...

Vienna undertook a remodelling and revitalization of the protected monuments and in 1995 called for ideas for the new use of the structures. The chosen design by the architects Jean Nouvel (Gasometer A), Coop Himmelblau (Gasometer B), Manfred Wehdorn (Gasometer C), and Wilhelm Holzbauer (Gasometer D) were completed between 1999 and 2001. Each gasometer was divided into several zones for living (apartments in the top), working (offices in the middle floors) and entertainment/shopping (shopping malls in the ground floors). The shopping mall levels in each gasometer are connected to the others by bridges. The historic exterior wall was conserved. One of the ideas rejected for the project was the plans by architect Manfred Wehdorn to use the Gasometers for hotels and facilities for the planned World Expo in Vienna and Budapest. Jean Nouvel (born August 12, 1945) is a French architect. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A Worlds Fair is any of various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ...

On October 30, 2001, the mayor attended the official grand opening of the Gasometers, but people had begun moving in as early as May. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Technical details

The Gasometers are four cylindrical telescopic gas containers, each with a volume of about 90,000 m³ seated in a water basin; each is enclosed by a red-brick facade. They are 70 meters tall and 60 meters in diameter. The Gasometers were gutted during the remodelling and only the brick exterior and parts of the roof were left standing. A right circular cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric, i. ...

Coal gas was dry-distilled from coal and was stored in these containers before it was distributed into the city gas network. The "town gas" was used originally used only by the street lamps, but in 1910, its use for cooking and heating in private homes was introduced. Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to gasses of varying composition that are generated in coal gasification and some types of waste-to-energy facilities. ... Town gas is a generic term referring to manufactured gas produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. ...

The Gasometers today

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The Gasometers have developed a village character all its own and are a city within a city. A true sense of community has developed and both a large physical Wohngemeinschaft (housing association) as well as an active virtual internet community (Gasometer Community) have formed. Numerous theses and dissertations in psychology, urban planning, journalism, and architecture have been written about this phenomenon. Wiktionary has related dictionary definitions, such as: thesis The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... This article is about the thesis in dialectics and academia. ... Psychology (Gk: psyche, soul or mind + logos, speech) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...

Facilities inside include a music hall (capacity 2000–3000 people), movie theater, student dormitory, municipal archive, etc. There are about 800 apartments with 1600 inhabitants, and about 70 student apartments with 250 students. A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ...

External links

• Gasometer Vienna (English)
• Gasometer Vienna (German)
• Satellite picture by Google Maps
• Technical detail of the von Gasometers (German)
• List of related communities (German)
• Gasometer Community
• Verein der Freunde der Wiener Gasometer (German, internet community)