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Austrian Postal Savings Bank

1906 establishments in Austria20th-century architecture in AustriaArt Nouveau architecture in ViennaArt Nouveau commercial buildingsBank buildings in Austria
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The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building (German language: Österreichische Postsparkasse) is a famous building in Vienna, designed and built by the architect Otto Wagner. The building is regarded as an important work of Vienna Secession, branch of Art Nouveau. It was constructed between 1904 and 1906 using then completely new reinforced concrete, and was opened on 17 December 1906. Extension was added between 1910 and 1912. The building houses the headquarters of the BAWAG P.S.K. bank, formerly the Österreichische Postsparkasse (P.S.K.) bank before its merger with BAWAG in 2005. It is located at Georg-Coch-Platz 2, in the first district Innere Stadt, next to the Ringstraße boulevard.

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Austrian Postal Savings Bank
Georg-Coch-Platz, Vienna Innere Stadt

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Österreichische Postsparkasse

Georg-Coch-Platz 2
1010 Vienna, Innere Stadt
Austria
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