{"id":28606,"date":"2019-07-16T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-fizz-old.testpage.click\/?p=28606"},"modified":"2022-04-19T13:23:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T11:23:44","slug":"gleichenfeier-vms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-fizz-old.testpage.click\/en\/gleichenfeier-vms\/","title":{"rendered":"Vienna Main Station: Our first party!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Reason to celebrate: Gleichenfeier at THE FIZZ Vienna Main Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About two weeks ago, my colleague Ela wrote about the \u201cRichtfest\u201d at THE FIZZ Hamburg. The ceremony with the wreath or tree, do you remember? (Here\u2019s her blogpost<\/a> to refresh your memory!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, so many countries, so many customs: In Austria, this occasion for celebrating the completion of a building\u2019s shell is called \u201cGleichenfeier\u201d. At THE FIZZ Vienna Main Station, we celebrated on May 8th and here is what you missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first public event<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our Gleichenfeier was a big thing to all construction workers to whom this event is ususally dedicated \u2013 but it was for us too! It was the first time we invited people into our soon to be student residence (Imagine cleaning up a construction site for a party\u2026 you will never every complain about tidying your room!). Therefore, we hosted a reception with, of course, snacks and drinks for press, media and project partners prior to the traditional ceremony, the Gleichenspruch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Colleagues
Our colleagues from Munich Enis and J\u00fcrgen also visited. In the middle, some of you will spot a familiar face. Hi, Martina!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The official part<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After channeling strength from a glass of wine or juice, we headed up to the roof terrace on the 5th floor. There, the official part of the event took place. Fun fact: A construction site is very likely to NOT have any elevators. Our caterer had to put all his equipment up to the roof with a crane! Anyway. To start the ceremony, General Contractor Hugo Semmelrock welcomed his guests briefly and gave floor to the “Polier” (site manager – he is responsible for all the construction workers) doing the Gleichenspruch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Speaker
In case you are hoping for glass throwing parties at THE FIZZ Vienna Main Station… nope, sorry! This was part of the Gleichenspruch and a one-off happening.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Afterwards, it was time for us, International Campus Austria, to thank the building contractors for their hard but excellent work, followed by the project\u2019s investors Union Investment Real Estate GmbH. Marcus Franz, the district leader of Vienna Favoriten, also paid us a visit and addressed a few words to the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Guests
Flying change of speakers!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The tasty part<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the mood for food? Every proper Gleichenfeier or Richtfest reaches its climax when the buffet is declared open. With all speeches and other duties done, everyone can relax and enjoy the rest of the evening. Rumor has it that some people were seen leaving the construction site around midnight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Guests
Maybe one of these guests was among the party animals? Hmm…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Memories are worth keeping:
Eternalize yourself at THE FIZZ!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am sure you have at least once put your signature onto a friend’s plaster after breaking an arm or leg. We surely did not hurt anyone at the Gleichenfeier but we also managed for our guests to literally leave their mark on our building – or rather a wooden bench. Instead of plasters, our guests had the chance to sign our bank either with a pen or with a soldering iron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Soldering
Signing with the soldering iron can take… ages, yes. That’s why we switched to regular pens soon. Ela then soldered the signatures into the wood some time later.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Signature
You can see the difference here.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Now, our plan is to seal the wood and put the bank into the park surrounding THE FIZZ Vienna Main Station as soon as possible. It will be a memento of the first public event at THE FIZZ Vienna Main Station – a place were many parties are likely to follow because…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Life
…LIFE IS BETTER AT THE FIZZ!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

All photo rights by International Campus GmbH<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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