The charcoal-colored facade of Knize on Graben features sleek, bronze-framed display windows that appear almost carved into the stone. Adolf Loos designed this storefront in nineteen thirteen, stripping away the ornate decoration popular…
Imperial Court Purveyors Walk
This walk traces the centuries-old historic storefronts of the legendary merchants who once supplied the Habsburg emperors with luxury goods. You will see firsthand where Vienna's elite bought everything from hand-stitched leather boots to crystal chandeliers.
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1. Mode-Atelier KNIZE
2. Zum Schwarzen Kameel
The facade of Zum Schwarzen Kameel features an ornate, dark wooden storefront with gold lettering that sets it apart from the surrounding stone buildings. Founded in sixteen eighteen, this establishment began as a spice shop before…
3. Demel Vienna cafe
The black and gold facade of Demel distinguishes it from the surrounding storefronts on the Kohlmarkt. This establishment began in seventeen eighty-six as a confectioner’s shop for the imperial court. Apprentices once lived in the attic,…
4. Rozet und Fischmeister
The storefront of Rozet und Fischmeister on the Kohlmarkt features a thick, polished black marble frame that stands out against the lighter masonry of the street. Inside, this shop holds the rare title of Imperial and Royal Warrant Holder.…
5. SCHEER MASSSCHUHE
A pair of gold-leafed scissors hangs above the doorway of this narrow shop on Bräunerstraße. Inside, Rudolph Scheer and Söhne have been crafting bespoke footwear since eighteen sixteen. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, the royal…
6. A E Köchert jewelers GesmbH
A E Köchert glows with a facade of dark marble and gold lettering on Neuer Markt. This shop served as the imperial jeweler to the Habsburg court for generations. Empress Elisabeth famously wore their diamond star hairpins, pieces that…
7. J. & L. Lobmeyr
The dark wood storefront on Kärntner Straße wears a brass plaque simply marked J. & L. Lobmeyr. Behind the glass, chandeliers constructed from thousands of hand-cut crystal prisms catch the light. Joseph Lobmeyr opened this shop in…
8. Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe
Wilhelm Jungmann and Neffe holds a shopfront of dark mahogany wood that stretches across the ground floor of an eighteenth century building near the Albertina. Since eighteen sixty-six, the company has supplied fine fabrics to the Viennese…