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We are standing in front of the Obere Kaserne, a former military building in Mauer, a Vienna suburb now part of the 23rd district. You may not know this, but this grand building, named the Engelsburg, housed a garrison for many years. The building was erected once before, destroyed in the First Ottoman Siege in 1529, and then rebuilt. The Jesuits, who were granted the building in 1659, held power until 1773. After the Jesuit order disbanded, the military took over the building in 1775. It then became the Obere Kaserne, also known as the Great Barracks, and served as a home for the local garrison. It was demolished in 1926. But its history lives on, and we can still imagine the soldiers marching through the halls and the echoes of their boots on the cobblestone floors. The Engelsburg, or Obere Kaserne, was much more than just a barracks, it was a microcosm of Vienna’s military past, a reminder of a time when the city was under the constant threat of war. The building is now gone, but its legacy remains.

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