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Rossauer Barracks

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The Rossauer Barracks (German: Rossauer Kaserne[1]) is a barracks in the 9th district of Vienna, in the Alsergrund quarter of the city. It serves as the headquarters of the Defense Ministry.

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The Rossauer Barracks as seen from the other side of the Donaukanal.

In January 2020 the Rossauer Barracks were renamed the Bernardis-Schmid-Kaserne.[2]

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History

It was built as the Crown Prince Rudolf Barracks (Kronprinz-Rudolf-Kaserne, named after Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria), at the same time as the Franz-Joseph-Kaserne and Arsenal, as part of an overall approach to protect the city in the aftermath of the 1848 Revolution.[citation needed]

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