Photos: Charles J. Sharp, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Aciarium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Herzi Pinki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Charles J. Sharp, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Aciarium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Herzi Pinki, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Red Vienna: the city that built homes
Your local guide
Milica Petrović
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Highlights
- Karl-Marx-Hof, a single housing block a kilometre long
- The Waschsalon, once the block's communal laundry
- Marks left from the fighting of February 1934
- How Vienna still houses half its people today
- A modern council building, compared to the original
About this tour
This session follows Vienna's Red Vienna housing programme from Karl-Marx-Hof, a single block running for a kilometre, to a modern council building built on the same idea decades later. You see the Waschsalon, once the block's shared laundry, and hear how fighting reached these buildings in February 1934. It closes with why so much of Vienna is still built this way.
The guide checks sound outside Karl-Marx-Hof, then walks its length before moving to the Waschsalon and the newer building beyond. You can ask questions about the politics, the architecture or the 1934 fighting throughout the call. A short list of the buildings and their dates comes through afterwards.
This suits anyone interested in housing policy or twentieth-century European history looking for a concrete example rather than a theory. It also suits former Vienna residents curious about a part of the city outside the usual routes.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Vienna before heading out.
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Karl-Marx-Hof 21 min
The camera moves along the full length of Karl-Marx-Hof, a single housing block running for a kilometre. The guide explains why the city built on this scale in the 1920s and what the arches and towers were designed to say.
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The Waschsalon 21 min
The camera looks in at the Waschsalon, once the block's communal laundry and now a small museum of the building's history. The guide explains what tenants shared here and points out marks left from the fighting of February 1934.
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A modern council building 21 min
The walk ends outside a modern council building, built decades after Karl-Marx-Hof but working on the same principle. The guide explains how Vienna still houses roughly half its residents in council-owned flats today.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Vienna: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Wiener schnitzel and Neubau, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Vienna time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Vienna, showing you Vienna State Opera and Prater live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Vienna live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Vienna time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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