点评:As we had heard so much about this church, designed by the famous Otto Wagner, we decided to visit it! It is in the Pentzing district of Vienna, in the Otto Wagner Areal, a former psychiatric hospital, so we had to take bus 48A to get there.
We have to admit we had mixed feelings about both the church and the hospital, but the visit was very eye-opening and worth every moment.
To reach the church located at the highest point of the hospital, we had to pass a huge number of buildings for the psychiatric patients. The sheer number of those buildings was a stark reminder that there was a large number of wealthy people at that time who needed psychiatric treatment!
The church is a Roman Catholic church and is a prominent example of the Secessionsstil, the Jugendstil of Vienna! It is consecrated to Saint Leopold, the patron saint of Austria and Vienna.
Although very interesting, for us this church was a very unusual building, disturbing for moments. As we did not fully understand some symbols, we could not escape the recurring question: why?
From the brochure, we learned that some architectural elements were chosen because it was a church for mentally ill patients. For example, the altar and the priest area are completely separated from the patients; there were hidden doorways for the medical staff to quickly leave in case of need, etc...
The church was extensively renovated between 2000 and 2006!
翻译:由于我们早就听闻过这座由著名的奥托·瓦格纳设计的教堂,于是决定去参观一番!它位于维也纳的彭青区,处在曾为精神病院的奥托·瓦格纳区域内,因此我们得乘坐48A路巴士才能抵达。
不得不说,我们对这座教堂以及那座精神病院都抱有复杂的感受,但这次参观确实让我们大开眼界,每一刻都值得回味。
要到达位于精神病院最高处的教堂,我们不得不经过大量用于治疗精神病人的建筑物。这些建筑物的数量之多,充分说明当时有很多富人需要接受精神治疗!
这座教堂是一座罗马天主教堂,也是维也纳“分离派风格”及“新艺术风格”建筑的典型范例!它是为奥地利和维也纳的守护圣人——圣利奥波德而建造的。
虽然非常有趣,但对我们而言,这座教堂却是一座极为与众不同的建筑。有几段时间令人心生不安。由于我们无法完全理解某些符号的含义,一个问题不断萦绕在我们心头:为什么呢?
从宣传册中我们了解到,选择某些建筑元素是因为这是一座供精神病患者使用的教堂。例如,祭坛和神职人员区域与患者完全隔离;还有供医护人员在必要时迅速撤离的暗门等等……
这座教堂在2000年至2006年间经过了大规模翻修!