Krieau station

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Krieau
General information
LocationLeopoldstadt, Vienna
Austria
Coordinates48°12′53″N 16°24′49″E / 48.2147°N 16.4137°E / 48.2147; 16.4137
Line(s)
Bus routes82A
History
Opened2008
Services
Preceding station Wiener Linien Following station
Messe-Prater
toward Karlsplatz
 U2 Stadion
toward Seestadt
Location
Map

Krieau is a metro station on the U2 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in Leopoldstadt, Vienna's 2nd district. The station opened in May 2008 as part of the eastern extension of the U2.[1] It serves the Messe Wien and the University of Economics and Business.[2] Station was originally to be named Trabrennstraße, but the planned name was changed in 2006, two years before the station opened.

About

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The station was opened on 10 May 2008 as part of the second phase of the U2 extension from Schottenring.[3] It was originally going to be named Trabrennstraße.[4] The station is an elevated structure featuring an island platform and is equipped with lifts.[5] It serves the new campus of the University of Economics and Business, which was built in 2009.[6]

The station connects to the bus line 82A.[7]

Artwork

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In October 2013, the French graffiti artist Honet was commissioned by Wiener Linien and KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (Public Art Vienna) to create an artwork on 14 concrete pillars of the station's elevated metro track. His work titled Totem Modern shows the faces of cartoon superheroes and sci-fi characters of the 1970s, reflecting the "erstwhile function of columns as historically and religiously charged objects from a present-day point of view" turning them into "cult objects".[8]

Honet was followed in April 2014 by the Brazilian graffiti artist Speto who created an artwork titled 3 Brothers dedicated to the Villas-Bôas brothers on another 14 concrete pillars of the metro track. Honoring the brothers' legacy as champions for the indigenous population of the Amazon basin, Speto adorned the subway pillars with characters from Brazilian mythology like Boitatá, Iara or Boto and tribal pattern designs employing graphic styles of the Brazilian Literatura de Cordel.[9][10]

  • Outside the station
    Outside the station
  • Interior
    Interior
  • The platform
    The platform
  • Column of Totem Modern
    Column of Totem Modern
  • Pattern design by Honet
    Pattern design by Honet
  • Honet (left) and Speto (rear)
    Honet (left) and Speto (rear)
  • 3 Brothers
    3 Brothers
  • Speto working on the painting of a Matsés child
    Speto working on the painting of a Matsés child
  • Speto spray painting details
    Speto spray painting details
  • Map of the surrounding area
    Map of the surrounding area

References

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  1. ^ Prillinger, Horst (2013-10-10). "The Vienna Metro: The Modern Metro (U-Bahn), Phase 3 (2006-2010)". The Vienna Metro. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  2. ^ "Die ideale Lage des VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center". VIECON – Vienna Congress & Convention Center (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  3. ^ "U2 nimmt Kurs auf Euro 2008 - oesterreich.ORF.at". wiev1.orf.at. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  4. ^ "U2: Elf neue Stationen bis 2009". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  5. ^ "WienMobil". www.wienmobil.at. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  6. ^ "Campus WU". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  7. ^ "82a Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps - Krieau U (Updated)". moovitapp.com. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  8. ^ Honet: Totem Modern, Permanent installation Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Retrieved 2015-08-06
  9. ^ SPETO: 3 Brothers (PDF, German) Archived 2014-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Roman Tschiedl, KÖR Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Retrieved 2014-10-03
  10. ^ Der brasilianische Streetartist Speto Radio OE1 feature by Uschi Mürling-Darrer, Retrieved 2014-10-03
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