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The
Ferstel
Passage-
favourite
passage
in
Vienna
The
Palais
Ferstel
is
one
among
many
in
Vienna
that
is
rather
unassuming,
and
that
you
may
have
walked
past
many
times
without
recognizing
that
it
is
there.
That’s
not
because
its
unimpressive
or
unmemorable,
but
rather
is
located
in
and
amongst
a
veritable
cornucopia
of
Viennese
real
estate,
such
that
it
no
longer
stands
out.
The
Palais
Ferstel
is
one
of
a
few
buildings
scattered
around
the
city
that
has
a
passage
going
through
it,
which
is
open
to
the
public
–
temporarily,
or
so
they
say.
Above
the
passage
you
will
find
the
words
“Bis
auf
Widerruf
gestatteter
Durchgang”,
which
means
the
passage
is
accessible
until
further
notice.
The
Palais
Ferstel
was
built
between
1856-1860,
and
this
‘temporarily’
accessible
passage
was
designed
as
a
shopping
arcade
in
the
tradition
of
the
great
Parisian
shopping
passages.
By
the
turn
of
the
century,
this
passage
had
developed
into
something
of
a
social
scene
–
it
was
here
that
members
of
Vienna’s
high
society
met
to
shop,
stroll,
and
gossip.
Walking
through
the
passage
today,
with
its
fantastic
arches
and
glass
roof,
transports
one
back
to
the
height
of
the
Habsburg
Empire
and
the
social
lives
of
its
leisure
classes.
Though
it
is
today
no
longer
the
center
of
the
social
scene,
it’s
a
lovely
place
for
some
window
shopping
and
an
afternoon
glass
of
wine
–
and
since
there
has
been
no
“Widerruf”
since
the
19thcentury,
we
think
its
safe
to
say
that
it
will
remain
open
and
accessible
to
the
public!
(CG).
