Vienna debates the fate of Hitler's balcony at the town hall
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Vienna - A debate has erupted in Vienna about whether to remove the balcony that was added to the historical building of the Vienna City Hall for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. On the site of the originally wooden platform from which Hitler gave a speech on April 9, 1938, a stone replica was soon created. This remains part of the main tower of the City Hall building to this day.
The Memory Gaps initiative is now demanding the dismantling of this relic of Nazism and the annexation of Austria to the Nazi Empire. According to the APA agency, the city councilors are at least considering how to put the balcony into historical context.
According to the Memory Gaps initiative, "Hitler's balcony" also disrupts the architectural line of the main tower of the city hall. "Alternatively, this historically burdened balcony could be positively reactivated," the activists propose. On November 12, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Austrian Republic, a speech on peace could be held from this location as a proclamation of reconciliation.
Vienna's cultural councilor Veronica Kaup-Hasler welcomed the open discussion. According to her, this brings a forgotten part of the City Hall's history back into the public consciousness. The politician expressed her support for making the building's past known in the future. Even if the balcony is dismantled, it should not vanish without a trace, and it should be clarified what was previously located at this site.
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