{"id":7233,"date":"2026-11-12T12:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafe-savoy.at\/?page_id=7233"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:57:31","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cafe-savoy.at\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Caf\u00e9 Savoy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CAF\u00c9 SAVOY \u00b7 THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Stories behind
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Take a seat at Savoy and you are in a building from the late 19th century. The high ceilings, mirrors and chandeliers invite you to look around. Behind the setting are people, changing names and a history that also has its ruptures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Ornate\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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A palais on the Wienzeile.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Palais L\u00e9on-Wernburg at Linke Wienzeile 36 was built in 1896\/97 to plans by the architect Franz von Neumann. Julius L\u00e9on von Wernburg had the house built between K\u00f6stlergasse, Wienzeile and Laimgrubengasse.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Before it was called Savoy, this was Caf\u00e9 Wienzeile, once run by the Kuszak family. In the house's surviving chronicle, the Caf\u00e9 Savoy chapter begins in 1983.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tThe district museum's documentation of the building\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Fa\u00e7ade drawing of Palais L\u00e9on-Wernburg.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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The house during the Nazi era.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Architekturzentrum Wien also documents the dispossession during the Nazi era: the L\u00e9on von Wernburg family's house was taken over by the Diocese of St. P\u00f6lten as part of so-called \u201cAryanisation\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tDocumentation from the Architekturzentrum Wien\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/section>\n

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Mirrors, chandeliers and their origins.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Large mirrors and golden chandeliers define Savoy. They open up the room, catch the light and give the coffeehouse its special glow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Stories surround the furnishings, too: the mirrors are said to come from Belgium, and the chandelier is attributed to Theophil von Hansen. The Egyptian-style figures are said to have once belonged to Rudolf Nureyev.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Look up: the chandelier and ceiling decoration at Savoy.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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A house comes alive through its guests.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

History gives Savoy its setting. People bring it to life: regulars, neighbours and guests from around the world. Some come for coffee, others for a meal or a drink. And nobody has to choose just one side of Savoy.<\/p>\n\t\t

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