Gregor-Mendel-House (BOKU)

The Gregor Mendel House and main building of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), founded in 1872 in the 18th and 19th district, was then opened about 25 years later – built in the historistic neo-Renaissance style according to plans by Alois Koch. The 4 allegorical figures above the portal of the building, which was renovated in the 2010s and later connected to the Liebig wing, thematize the focus on soil culture.

The BOKU location Türkenschanze near the park of the same name today comprises a total of 10 buildings, further facilities are located in the Muthgasse, in Tulln and in various outposts in Vienna and Lower Austria and accommodate 15 so-called departments of different fields of study for about 11,000 students. The opposite Linnéplatz with its park and sculptures also commemorates historically important natural scientists.