Colmarkt Street
Description:
The glamorous, beautiful street of Kohlmarkt, the modern Austrian capital, was once a place where the coal trade flourished. The name is translated from German as “coal market”. Today, this oldest street in Vienna is one of Austria’s most famous fashion streets.
Colmarkt is a wide palace street, one of the busiest streets in the world, as many luxury shops of the most famous brands are housed here in ancient buildings. The main attraction of this street is also the fountain, built in 1391. In the process of reconstruction, it is fully preserved in its original form. Being on Colmarkt Street, one cannot ignore its western side, where the copper domes of the rotunda of the imperial palace Hofburg-Michaeltrakt rise in the end.
Modern Colmarkt Street is the center of branded shops such as: Tiffany, Haban-Bucherer, Cartier, Gucci, Bulgari, Rolex, Armani, Chanel, Vuitton and others. Colmart Street, still attractive, thanks to the store "Demel", the former confectionery of the imperial court, here bake real masterpieces for lovers of sweets.