Viennese architect. Initially working in the art nouveau style, for example the Vienna Stadtbahn 189497, he later rejected ornament for rationalism, as in the Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna, 190406. He influenced such Viennese architects as Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, and Joseph Olbrich.
The ‘Sun of May’ was added in 1818. The blue bands are a shade known as ‘celeste’, said to be the colour of the sky which inspired Argentine revolutionary Manuel Belgrano before battle. Effective date: 16 August 1985.