VIENNA — In the Replica Longines name of art, an Austrian landmark is encouraging visitors to confront their sexual inhibitions by having them walk through a swingers club to reach one of Gustav Klimt's masterpieces.

The Secession ?a world-renowned venue for contemporary art in downtown Vienna ?has temporarily incorporated a sex club named "Element6" as part of a project by Swiss artist Bedat & Co Replica Watch Christoph Buechel.

The swingers are not there during the day, but their mattresses, erotic pictures, bar and whirlpool are.

Secession spokeswoman Urte Schmitt-Ulms said Buechel hoped to spark a stir reminiscent of the scandal Klimt caused when his "Beethoven Frieze" was first exhibited in 1902. Now considered one of the Austrian painter's key pieces, it was once thought of as obscene and pornographic because of the way women's bodies were Tag Heuer Replica Watch depicted.

One section of the mural shows three mostly naked women, one with very large breasts who looks pregnant and the other two covered only by their long flowing tresses. Another includes naked mythical figures and a zombie-like, half-naked female with stringy black hair.

While the club only opens at night long after the art Replica Watches hall closes, daytime visitors aged 18 and older pass through its dimly lit rooms on their way to see the Klimt painting.

The room where the frieze is exhibited is locked at night for security reasons. But it too has its share of mattresses, surrounded by fake tropical plants and a life-size stuffed lion.