The Ankeruhr on the Hoher Markt is a 1914 Jugendstil mechanical clock bridging two buildings: each hour, one of 12 historical figures advances across it; at noon, all 12 parade in sequence with organ music. Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) is the ornamental style of around 1900 using flowing botanical forms, and this is one of its best public examples in Vienna. Free and always visible; time your visit for 12:00. About 5 minutes from U1/U4 Schwedenplatz. The Hoher Markt square below has Roman excavations of the Vindobona garrison visible through a glass-covered pit.
monument in Vienna City
Ankeruhr Vienna
Also known as Ankeruhr
Every hour, one historical figure advances across the bridge of the Ankeruhr, a Jugendstil mechanical clock spanning two buildings on the Hoher Markt.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- Vienna City
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1914
- Era
- Art Nouveau
- Address
- Hoher Markt 10-11, 1010 Wien, Austria, 1010 Vienna
- Coordinates
- 48.2108, 16.3737
- Official website
- Visit website