Wilhelm Stiassny was an Austrian architect.

Personal life

From 1857 to 1861 Stiassny studied at the Polytechnic in Vienna and then studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Friedrich von Schmidt

Friedrich von Schmidt

Friedrich von Schmidt was an architect who worked in late 19th century Vienna....

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In 1895 Stiassny founded the Society for the Conservation and Preservation of Art and Historical Monuments of Judaism, the world's first Jewish museum. He also served as head of the Jewish Colonization Association in Vienna.

Buildings

• Israelitisches Blindeninstitut in Wien-Döbling
  Döbling
  Döbling is the 19th District in the city of Vienna, Austria . It is located on the north end from the central districts, north of the districts Alsergrund and Währing...
  
  , 1872
• Rothschild-Spital in Wien-Währing
  Währing
  Währing is the 18th district of Vienna, Austria. It is in the northwest part of the city. In addition to currently hosting a number of Vienna's foreign embassies, Währing was the site of the original burial places of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert.-Location:Währing lies in the...
  
  , 1873
• Synagoge in Malaczka, 1886/87
• Synagoge in Jablonec nad Nisou
  Jablonec nad Nisou
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  , 1892
• Polnische Schul
  Polnische Schul
  The Polnische Schul was a synagogue in Leopoldsgasse, Vienna.It was built by the noted architect Wilhelm Stiassny in 1892. It was built specifically for the Polish Jewish community in the late 19th century. The Polnische Schul was destroyed during the Reichskristallnacht in 1938...
  
  , Orthodox Synagogue at Leopoldgasse 29, Vienna
  Vienna
  Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
  
  , 1892/93
• Stanisławów Synagogue, Ivano-Frankivsk
  Ivano-Frankivsk
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  , Ukraine 1895-99
• Jubilee Synagogue
  Jubilee Synagogue
  Jubilee Synagogue , also known as the Jerusalem Synagogue, is a synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic. It also known as the Jerusalem Synagogue because of its location on Jerusalem Street. It was built in 1906, designed by Wilhelm Stiassny and named in honor of the silver Jubilee of Emperor Franz...
  
   in Prague
  Prague
  Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
  
  , 1896/98
• Synagoge in Wiener Neustadt, 1902
• Zeremonienhalle im Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Israelitische Abteilung, 1. Tor
• mehr als 100 Wohnhäuser
• Grabdenkmäler, darunter die Gruft für Mitglieder des Wiener Zweiges der Familie Rothschild
  Rothschild
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