Zacherlfabrik
Zacherlfabrik stands in Döbling, Vienna’s nineteenth district, as a former factory with an unmistakable Oriental architectural style. Colourful ceramic tiles cover its façade and roof. Karl Mayreder designed the street-facing administrative wing during rebuilding between 1888 and 1892.
Johann Zacherl began importing pyrethrum insecticide from Tiflis in 1842, selling the powder in Vienna as Zacherlin. The dried blossoms worked as a natural insect repellent. Production expanded in Unterdöbling, while the business later handled cleaning, repairing, and storing furs and rugs. Its products reached Paris, Istanbul, Amsterdam, London, New York, and Philadelphia.
After industrial operations ended, the building and gardens spent decades largely empty before artistic projects opened there in 2006. A large hall now hosts summer art exhibitions and music soirées. Nearby Hohe Warte leads towards Grinzing and vineyards beyond through a mostly residential landscape of old gardens.
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