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Thermalbad & Hotel Rogner Bad Blumau
Bad Blumau, Austria · Rogner Bad Blumau · High Luxury
Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed this thermal spa after meeting developer Robert Rogner by chance at Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace in 1992, then built it around a 100-degree Celsius spring that oil drillers had stumbled onto by accident in the 1970s. True to Hundertwasser's opposition to straight lines, the complex has no right angles anywhere: grass roofs you can walk across, golden cupolas, colorful columns, and uneven floors throughout. It opened in 1997 on Rogner's 56th birthday and is often called the world's largest liveable work of art.
- 311 rooms
- Opened 1997
- Neighborhood: Bad Blumau, Eastern Styria
- Rooms from 431 sq ft (40 m²)
- Architect: Friedensreich Hundertwasser
About Thermalbad & Hotel Rogner Bad Blumau
- Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed the spa after meeting developer Robert Rogner by chance at Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace in January 1992.
- The site sits on a 100-degree Celsius thermal spring that oil prospectors accidentally discovered while drilling in the 1970s.
- True to Hundertwasser's opposition to straight lines, the complex has no right angles: its grass roofs can be walked on, and its windows and floors are deliberately uneven.
- It opened on May 10, 1997, timed to Robert Rogner's 56th birthday, and won Austria's Environmental Sign for Tourism that same year.
- The complex spans 420,000 square meters with 14 indoor and outdoor pools fed by the Vulkania thermal spring, a mineral-rich underground lake nearly 3,000 meters deep.
History
Rogner Bad Blumau grew out of a 100-degree Celsius thermal spring that oil prospectors stumbled onto by accident while drilling in the 1970s. Developer Robert Rogner met the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser by chance at Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace in January 1992, and the two spent the next several years turning the spring into Hundertwasser's largest architectural project.
True to Hundertwasser's manifesto against straight lines, the complex has no right angles anywhere: its grass roofs can be walked on, its windows and floors are deliberately uneven, and its cupolas are gilded. It opened on May 10, 1997, timed to Rogner's 56th birthday, and won Austria's Environmental Sign for Tourism that same year.
The setting
9 km from Wasserschloss Burgau. 12 km from Museum Pfeilburg Fürstenfeld.
Restaurants and bars
- GenussReich — Restaurant · À la carte steak
- LebensFroh — Restaurant · Buffet breakfast and dinner, fresh dishes
- RundHerum — Restaurant
- RegenTag — Restaurant · À la carte bistro menu
- ObenDrauf — Restaurant · Breakfast
- KleinUndFein Vulkania® Lounge — Bar · Drinks and snacks
- Speis — Café · Coffee specialities, chocolate, pastries
- KühlDichAb — Restaurant
- KlimBim — Restaurant
Experiences
- Naturally briny Vulkania thermal lake — Naturally briny Vulkania thermal lake, part of the bathing, thermal and sauna areas.
- Vulkania® Heilquelle thermal spa — Thermal water from the Vulkania® healing spring carries guests through the 'Hundertwasser Therme' water world.
- Geomantic path — Path of perception and healing along power points identified by artist and natural healer Marko Pogacnik.
- Celtic Tree Circle — Guests can find their personal birthday tree and learn its character traits in the thermal park.
- Rogner Arche Noah rare trees garden — Garden with up to 200 rare tree species created with the Arche Noah society; trees can be sponsored.
- Sport and Fitness Team exercise programme — Individual programme including Qi Gong, Yoga, Aqua Jogging, Nordic Walking and guided bicycle tours.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Yoga
- Kids club
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