The Wienzeile is a street in Vienna

Vienna

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, which originated in the course of the regulation of the Vienna River between 1899 and 1905 along the river's banks.

It is divided into the Rechte Wienzeile (Right Vienna Row) and the Linke Wienzeile (Left Vienna Row):

• The Rechte Wienzeile runs through the Viennese districts of Wieden
  Wieden
  Wieden is the 4th municipal District of Vienna, Austria . It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later...
  
  , Margareten
  Margareten
  Margareten is the fifth district of Vienna . It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later. Margareten is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes.- Description :...
  
  , and Meidling
  Meidling
  Meidling is the 12th district of Vienna . It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the Wienfluss, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn palace...
  
   and is so named after its position on the right bank of the Vienna River.
• The Linke Wienzeile, located on the left bank of the Vienna River, runs through the Viennese districts of Mariahilf
  Mariahilf
  Mariahilf is the 6th municipal district of Vienna, Austria . It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850. Mariahilf is a heavily populated urban area with many residential buildings....
  
   and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus
  Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus
  Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus is the 15th municipal District of Vienna, Austria . It is in central Vienna, west of Innere Stadt....
  
  .

Before the regulation of the Vienna River, the Rechte Wienzeile was called Wienstraße in the fourth district, Flussgasse in the fifth district, An der Wien, and Wienstraße. The Linke Wienzeile had various names in the sixth district, first Am Wienufer as well as Ufergasse, later Magdalenenstraße and Wienstraße.

The U-Bahn line U4 runs along the entirety of the Wienzeile's length on the stretch of the former Wiener Stadtbahn

Wiener Stadtbahn

The Wiener Stadtbahn was a public transportation system operated under this name from 1898 to 1989. Today, the Vienna U-Bahn lines U4 and U6 and the Vienna S-Bahn run on its former lines....

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The Wienzeile has a strong architectural presence in the form of Otto Wagner

Otto Wagner

Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...

's Jugendstil building in the vicinity of the Naschmarkt.

In the outer districts of Hietzing

Hietzing

Hietzing is the 13th municipal District of Vienna . It is located west of the central districts, west of Meidling...

 and Penzing

Penzing (Vienna)

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, the extended Wienzeile is called Hietzinger Kai as well as Hadikgasse.

Attractions along the Wienzeile

• Wienzeilenhäuser by Otto Wagner
• Viennese Naschmarkt
  Naschmarkt
  The Naschmarkt is Vienna's most popular market. Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River it is about 1,5 kilometers long.The Naschmarkt has existed since the 16th century when mainly milk bottles were sold...
  
  
• Theater an der Wien
  Theater an der Wien
  The Theater an der Wien is a historic theatre on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district of Vienna. Completed in 1801, it has seen the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music...
  
  
• Vienna Secession
  Vienna Secession
  The Vienna Secession was formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects...
  
  
• Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
  Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station
  Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station is a former station of the Viennese Stadtbahn. The buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of Jugendstil architecture. These buildings were included in The Vienna Secession, as they followed many of the artistic styles of that movement...
  
  
• Vorwärts building