Karl-Marx-Hof

Karl-Marx-Hof
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General information
Architectural styleModern
AddressHeiligenstädter Straße 82-92, 1190 Vienna
Year(s) built1927-1930
Construction started1927
Completed1930
Renovated1989-1992
Technical details
MaterialBrick
Design and construction
Architect(s)Karl Ehn

Karl-Marx-Hof (English: Karl Marx Court) is a Gemeindebau (English: municipal housing complex) in Vienna, situated in Heiligenstadt, a neighbourhood of the 19th district of Vienna, Döbling.

At 1,100 metres (0.68 mi) in length and spanning four tram stops, Karl-Marx-Hof is one of the longest single residential buildings in the world.[citation needed]