There is not much left of what could remind of the past importance of Stubentor. Erected as a part of Vienna’s first city wall in the 13th century, Stubentor was one of the main gates to Vienna and – after numerous rebuilds – played a crucial role in defending the city when it was besieged by the Turks in 1683. In 1791, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart’s funeral procession passed the gate on its way to the St. Marx cemetery, although most people didn’t go beyond Stubentor and only few accompanied the coffin of the famous composer to his grave. Nowadays, Stubentor is a both a traffic hub, with underground, tramway, bus-lines and the highly-frequented Ringstraße meeting, and a busy square with Café Prückel, Stadtpark, the modern museum MAK and Cabaret Simpl in the immediate vicinity. The historic Stubentor was – like the rest of the city wall – torn down around 1860 to give space to the Ringstraße circular road. Remains of the stone building can be seen at the entrance to the underground station “Stubentor”.

Recent Session(s) at this location

• Wallis Bird The shopman in the antique record store is noticeably stunned after Wallis Bird finished her song “Measuring Cities” in his little first-floor music kingdom. In between Mozart records, Falco posters (yes, we are in Austria!) and Rock’n’Roll-LP’s, the haunting rendition of this melancholic, soulful song makes him want to include her records in his collection at once. Wallis Bird did not only win him over, but also the whole audience that watche... more ... January 4th, 2009 - (3 Comments)

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