05 Kremsergasse | Stöhrhaus
The most beautiful Art Nouveau building in the city, built for primary school teacher Hermann Stöhr by Joseph Olbrich.
BAKABU in the Kremser Gasse
"UAAHHH," Charlie Gru shrieks again after the friends have moved on. "What is it this time?" asks Mimi Lou. "S-s-s-snake... I mean, giant snake," stammers the pigeon, hiding behind Lups. "No worries," the wolf reassures. "That's just the Stöhr House." "Oh, yes," pants the pigeon, "it bothers me a lot, especially the m-m-monster on it. We need to get away fast!" "But no, Charlie Gru," Lups soothes. "This house used to belong to a man named Stöhr. He was the first chief doctor at the St. Pölten hospital. The house looks special with its many golden dots." "Why did he paint a snake on his house?" asks Bakabu. "That was the idea of my great-great-great-uncle Luprecht," replies Lups. "He was an artist and decorated the house together with the doctor's brother. The snake is an Aesculapian snake," Lups continues. "It was named after Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, and is still an important symbol for doctors today. The woman is his daughter Hygeia, the goddess of health." "See, Charlie Gru," says Bakabu. "A medical house. That's perfect for you." At that moment, some of the golden dots on the house light up. "Those are notes!" exclaims Bakabu. "Another clue to the wolf song. We are getting closer!"
On the trail of history
Kremser Gasse was already an important street in Roman times. In the 13th century, the Kremser Tor was built at the level of today's building no. 41; the gate was demolished in the course of railway construction in 1857. After the opening of the railway line in 1858, Kremser Gasse became the town's most important shopping street. The northern section of the street used to have a high density of hotel buildings. There are important buildings from different centuries along Kremser Gasse: the baroque pharmacy from 1728 (No. 2); the street-dominating Gründerzeit building (Nos. 6a and 8) from 1864/65 and Joseph Maria Olbrich's masterpiece in the style of the Vienna Secession (No. 41).