Renassiance Vienna .

The centre of Vienna, originally surrounded by defensive walls built in the Italian style was updated according to the prevailing contemporary fashion, from medieval gothic, to classical renaissance and finally Baroque. Of course buildings have been added to the city subsequently, but the overall character of the city is Baroque. Major building works during the C19th were executed on the site of the renaissance city walls which were demolished in the early part of the same century, this meant that attention was focused away from the historic centre, thus preserving many buildings that may have otherwise been removed or upgraded.

These arcaded stables and court in the center of Vienna, date from the C16th Renaissance; the upper stories would have originally been open to the elements as loggias or covered walkways. Hidden, internal courtyards are common in Vienna but this example, executed in the Tuscan order, is one of the few surviving examples from its period as most properties in central Vienna were updated to conform to Baroque tastes during the C17th and C18th.