Rossauer Barracks
The Rossauer Barracks (in German, Rossauer Kaserne[1]) is a barracks in the 9th district of Vienna, in the Rossau quarter of the city. It serves as the headquarters of the Defense Ministry.
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The Rossauer Barracks as seen from the other side of the Donaukanal.
In January 2020 the Rossauer Barracks has been renamed to Bernardis-Schmid-Kaserne.[2]
History
It was built as the Crown Prince Rudolf Barracks (Kronprinz-Rudolf-Kaserne, named after Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria), at the same time as the Franz-Joseph-Kaserne and Arsenal, as part of an overall approach to protect the city against the proletariat after the 1848 Revolution.
References
- Officially spelled Roßauer until 1999.
- https://science.orf.at/stories/2997923
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