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Wagner's Vision for Vienna's Expansion
- Otto Wagner transformed Vienna's second development plan into a comprehensive infrastructural vision spanning 40 by 30 kilometers.
- This vision integrated engineering, classicism, and metropolitan expansion to accommodate population growth and urban modernity.
Danube Canal’s Bold Architectural Fusion
- Wagner's Danube canal projects blend classical architecture with industrial steelwork, creating monumental yet functional infrastructure.
- The use of materials emphasized a heroic, muscular aesthetic contrasting white stone with green bronze and iron elements.
Railway Stations as Artful Engineering
- Wagner designed urban railway stations as iconic industrial structures at a toy-like scale.
- Decorative trusses and slender metal skeleton columns gave engineering works an unusually artistic character.