Vienna and the Orient: a historical foray

In ۱۹۲۲, Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the city of the Kingdom ofVienna in his „Viennese Letter” as the eastern gateway to Europe. Hisperception of the Orient probably referred to the Ottoman territory, whichalso meant the Iranian and Arab world. He considered himself a citizen ofthe Habsburg Empire, which housed various nations and whose capital wasa gateway that reached the West from the outside. Furthermore, it couldalso open the world of culture to the nations of the East. In the ۱۹th and۲۰th centuries, interest in the Orient was not only found in literature, butalso in paintings, architecture and music. For example, the Arsenal inVienna is influenced by Andalusian-Islamic architecture. And the Zacherlfactory in the Döbling district of Vienna has a mosque-like appearanceunder the influence of Islamic architecture. Moreover, traces of orientalmelodies can be recognized in some of Franz Schubert’s pieces of music.

کلیدواژه ها:

Wien ، Osmanisch ، Orient ، Architektur ، Musik ، Malerei