Vienna
13-08-2011 09:12
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Vienna skyline taken from the new library in the Gürtel:
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The library from the back:
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CITY CENTER:
Minoritenkirche (it seems that this church is the fruit of different layers added in different periods, if I am not wrong the roof was reconstructed after WWII too):
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The Hofburg, the palace of the Hapsburg imperial family:
The Heldenplatz:
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The original plan was to built a copy of this building on the other side of the Heldenplatz and create a large public space inspired by the Roman forum for the city. The state ran out of money though
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More city center:
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The Stephansdom:
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The Equitable Palais:
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The Kärtner Straße (one of the main shopping avenues of Vienna):
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The monument to the victims of the Holocaust, with a monument to all victims of WWII behind it, located by the Albertina:
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The interior of the baroque Peterskirche:
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SCHONBRÜNN: the summer residence of the Hapsburg, named after a waterspring in its gardens. It’s interiors are gorgeous too (much more decorated than the interior of the Hofburg) but I was not allowed to photograph them:
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Looking towards the Gloriette:
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The gardens:
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The castle seen from the top of the Gloriette:
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Looking towards Vienna’s center:
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Looking towards the Wiener Wald:
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THE KARLSPLATZ:
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HUNDERTWASSER:
Hundertwasserhaus:
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Kunsthaus Wien:
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Hundertwasser’s project (sorry for the poor quality of the photo) for a residential quarter in Wien, which was never realized:
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ALONG THE DONAU KANAL (Danube canal):
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An dog-area on the park along the Danube: shows Austrian organization !
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This is perhaps a more representative Viennese street than what is found in the historical center:
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I like this small structure amidst taller buildings, probably constructed in later periods:
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This sign translates: “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on his 3rd trip to Prague on 28/7/1778 did NOT spend the night in this house.”……….I guess I could put this sign at my place too
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VIENNA’S OUTSKIRTS (taken on the way to Bratislava):
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The are between Vienna and Bratislava is less densely populated than I expected:
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The city center, Innere Stadt, the 1st district of Vienna, is where most of the historical buildings and palaces are. Only the huge palaces of Habsburg are occupying several blocks. The opera, the parliament and the city hall are also located in this impressive district, with a lot of interesting museums and architecture. The quarters around St Stephen's Cathedral are the very heart of Vienna and consists of 4 main pedestrian streets, with beautiful buildings and exclusive stores. Ringstrasse is surrounding the historical center, that ends north where Danube Canal flows though the city.
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Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper). The members of Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra. It was completed in 1869 in Neo-Renaissance style. Parts of the opera was destroyed during bombings by Americans in 1945.
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A Mozart concert taking place in the opera house.
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Ringstrasse towards KärntnerStrasse. To the left is the opera and in the background is St Stephen's Cathedral.
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Kärntner Strasse is the main pedestrian street of Vienna and feature famous store brands.
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A building under deconstruction at KärntnerStrasse.
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Donnerbrunnen near Neue Markt Square near KärntnerStrasse.
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Mostly Mozart, a typical tourist store at KärntnerStrasse.
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To the right on KärntnerStrasse is Steffl, the most famous department store in Vienna.
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The view over St Stephen's Cathedral at Steffl's rooftop restaurant.
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The exterior glass elevator of Steffl's department store.
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A painted building opposite Steffl's.
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Kärntner Strasse from the department store, southwards.
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Kärntner Strasse, towards Haas Haus.
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Fancy facades with elegant stores at KärntnerStrasse.
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Window washing at a luxorious classic building.
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Haas House with its postmodern facade at the end of KärntnerStrasse is hated by many viennese, probably because it is located opposite the old landmark Stephansdom, that is mirrored in its curved glass.
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Haas Hause was completed in 1990 and houses offices, a hotel, shops and restaurants. In my opinion it fits in well at Stephansplatz.
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Haas Haus from the other side.
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Partly nice building, but a bit odd building with a mix of materials, especially with the Mc Donalds sign.
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The top of Stephansdom can be seen above this decorated building.
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Stephansdom, St Stephen's Cathedral, is Vienna's mos famous landmark. It was completed in 1160 and is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the archbishop of Vienna. The architecure style is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque.
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The top of the spire has a height of 107m and the width is 70m. Stephansdom is one of the world's most famous cathedrals.
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When visiting in summer 2009, parts of the cathedral was under renovation. The cathedral is printed on the Austrian 10 cent Euro coins.
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The side of St Stephen's Cathedral.
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The impressive interior of the cathedral.
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Horse carriages outside the cathedral.
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Details of Stephansdom.
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Mozarthaus Vienna was the residence of Mozart when he lived in Vienna. It is now a Mozart museum. He only lived there from 1784 to 1787.
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View from the entrance to Mozart's residence in Vienna.
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Stephansplatz with the cathedral to the left and Haas Haus to the right.
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A small street between Stephansplatz and Petersplatz.
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Exclusive chocolate is a typical Vienna speciality, perhaps because Mozart loved it.
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Grauben is beginnning to the west where KärntnerStrasse ends and is, if possible, even more exclusive. To the left is Haas Haus and behind me Stephensdom.
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Exclusive stores at Graben pedestrian street.
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This beautiful building...
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...hosts a Swedish clothes store, H&M.
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Graben, looking towards Pestsäule with another statue to the right.
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Generali-Hof at Graben also hosts exclusive stores...
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...and so is Graben-Hof.
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Pestsäule (the plague column) at Gragen is a reminder of the victims of the plague. It was Emperor Leopold I that vowed to erect it. It was designed by Paul Strudel and inaugurated in 1693. During the design period, it changed from conservative style to high baroque.
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Overview of Graben.
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Pestsäule at Graben.
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Phoenix Krawatten building at Graben.
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These sculpture imitators can be seen in most big cities these days.
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Peterskirche (St Peter's Church), seen from Graben though Jungferngasse. Peterskirche, with its origins in medieval times, was transferred in 1970 to the priest of Opus Dei.The dome is 57 m tall. The baroque church was completed in 1733.
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Petrikirche seen from KärntnerStrasse.
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Kohlmarkt, the short but exclusive pedetrian street that leads to Michaelerplatz and Hofburg Palace.
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Exclusive brand stores at Kohlmarkt.
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Hofburg Imperial Palace at Michaelerplatz. This part is called Michaelerwing and includes the Spanish riding school, to the left. Hofburg has hosted some of the most important people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austrian-Hungarina empire. It is currently the official residence of Austria's president. Marie Antoinette was born here in 1755.
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The circular place called Michelerplatz is filled with horse carriages and a lot of tourists.
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Michaelerkirke (St Michael's Church) at Michaelerplatz is one of the few remaining Romanesque builidngs of Vienna. It was completed in 1792. The church, close to the Michaeler used to be the parish church of the Imperial Court
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Looshaus by the secession architect Adolf Loos at Michaelerplatz.
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Sculptures stand at the entrance to Hofburg.
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The famous Spanish Riding School, Spanische Hofreitschule it is located in the west wing of Hofburg. It is the oldest riding school in the world and a major tourist attraction. The word “Spanish” comes from the exclusive Spanish horses.
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Heldenplatz, Heroes Square, is located at the other side of Hofburg's entrance, next to the Spanish riding school.
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Heldenplatz is where Hitler declared Austria's Anschluss to the German Nazi reich. The statue portraits military leaders.
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An arcade throuh Hofburg, that today is filled with tourist shops, where I bought postcards.
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Hofburg has hosted several royal families, the Habsburg dynasty and today the president of Austria. It consists of several grandiose palaces.
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Heldenplatz, looking towards Volksgarten and Rathaus.
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The statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy in front of Neue Burg.
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Hofburg Palace's Neue Burg wing with the National Library.
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Austrian National Library, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek is located in Hofburg Palace's Neue Burg section. It has 7.4 million items in its collections, including ancient and rare books, papiry, music and more.
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The marble interior of the Baroque library has museums.
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The marble interior of Austrian National Library in Neue Burg, part of Hofburg Palace.
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The gate to the Hofburg Palace, seen from Ringstrasse.
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Asculpture in Volksgarten (the Public Garden).
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Volksgarten, a monument and the 2 identical museum buildings.
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Volksgarten with City Hall and Votivkirche in the background.
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The famous Burgtheater from Burggarten.
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The parliament building was completed in 1883 and features many details, like the statue Pallas-Athena-Brunnen. It is house for many Austrian ceremonies, like the state speech on the national day and the swearing-in ceremony of the president. A statue of Franz Josef is in the center of the top.
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Trams in front of the parliament.
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Rathaus, the City Hall of Vienna. It was designed in a Gothic style by Friedrich von Schmidt and was completed in 1883.
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On the top of the city hall tower is the Rathausmann, a symbol of Vienna.
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An event was going on in front of the Town Hall this hot day.
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Rathauspark, the park in front of Rathaus.
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Burgtheater, formerly Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theater. It was created in 1741 by Maria Therese and has since then became one of the world's most important Germans language theaters. Three Mozart operas premiered there. It was designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer, just like the twin museums. It was detroyed during WW2, but was restored in the 1950s.
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Burggarten with the Mozart statue and Hofburg. Note the G clave in flowers in front of Mozart.
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Burggarten, the park next to Hofburg.
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The statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Volksgarten with Hofburg Palace's east side behind.
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Herkulesbrunnen in Burggarten.
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Historical buildings seen from Burggarten.
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The East side of Hofburg seen from Burggarten.
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Palmenhauses.
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Goethe statue at Goethegasse.
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A Steinway grand piano store.
You can also watch the thread at the Vienna page of World Travel Images:
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vienna_Innercity.html
The city center, Innere Stadt, the 1st district of Vienna, is where most of the historical buildings and palaces are. This section is focusing on the areas around Karlsplatz, Schwedenplatz and west of Stadtpark, some blocks away from the immediate city center, East and South of Ringstrasse and the South bank of Danube Canal.
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A column in front of Beethoven museum. Perhaps the golden face in the middle represents Beethoven.
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The University of Vienna (Universität Wien). Opened in 1365, it is one of Europe's oldest universities.
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Schottentor, a busy traffic hub, partly underground, includes this grand building.
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Votivkirche at Schottentor. Unfortunately under reconstruction. The neo-Gothic church from 1879 reminds of Notre-Dame.
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Both the trams and the metro is underground at Schottentor.
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Bank Austria at Schottentor.
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Palais Ephrussi at Schottentor with the HQ of Casinos Austria, one of the world's largest casino operators.
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A grandiose jugend building opposite Sezessionhaus.
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Sezessionhaus, the Secession Building was built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for exhibitions of the secession group, a movement towards the existing art that lead to the origin of for example Jugend style (Art Noveau).
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The Secessionist movement's motto is written above the entrance to the pavilion: "Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit" that means "To every age its art, to art its freedom".
The text at the 3 faces means ”;Painting, architecture, sculpture”;.
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Jugendstil owls at Secession house.
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Sezessionhaus features the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. It is contained at the Austrian 50 euro coin.
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Karlsplatz seen from Secessionhouse.
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Kunsthalle glass pavilion.
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Kunsthalle and Technical University.
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Karlsplatz, a large square/park that is dominated by Karlskirche. Even if it is hard to see on the pictures, heavy traffic surrounds the place.
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Karlskirche, the impressive church from 1737 at Karlsplatz. It is the largest and most important Baroque church of Vienna. Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach designed it. Trajan's Column in Rome was model for the two massive pillars. The church is totally 70m tall.
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Karlsplatz: Wiener Musikverein to the right is a grand concert hall for classical music. The world famous new years concert is performed here every year by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. It was designed by Theophil Hansen, who also designed the Parliament.
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The sculpture in front of Karlskirche.
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Karlplatz nice historical metro underground entrance.
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The postmodern Technische Universität (Technical University) building.
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The old part of Technisches Universität, seen from Karlsplatz.
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A special kind of vehicle one of many in a row at Karlplatz.
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French's embassy's neo Baroque building.
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Schwarzenbergplatz with Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain and the Russian soldiers monument.
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Heldendenkmal, or The Russian soldier's monument at Schwarzenbergplatz. It was built in 1945 by the Soviet army to honour the 17 000 Russian soldiers that died in the battle of Vienna. Many people have tried to destroyed the memorial.
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The beautiful Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain at Schwarzenbergplatz with the French embassy in the background.
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Schwarzenberg Palace, the palace of the Bohemian noblemen that Schwarzenbergplatz is named after. Its gardens are not open to public. The palace hosts a hotel, offices, a restaurant and the Swiss embassy.
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Wiener Konzert Haus from 1913. The idea of the building was to attract a broader audience than the more conservative Wiener Musikverein. An ice skating rink is situated just next to the building. Hotel Intercontinental, an ugly but luxorious hotel is in the background.
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A McDonald's in a historical building at Schwarzenbergplatz. Does it add life or does it ruin the building?
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Hotel Imperial, a 5-star luxury hotel from 1873 at Schwarzenbergplatz. The top floors were added in 1928.
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A museum near Stadtpark.
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An unusual metro station.
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Österreischiche Postsparkasse, the famous Austrian Postal Saving Bank by Otto Wagner. The stile is jugend,a style that Wagner along with the other secession architects more or less invented. There is an Otto Wagner museum inside the building.
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Österreischiche Postsparkasse was completed in 1906 and is built by reinforced concrete. It was spared any damage during WW2.
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Details of the Savings Bank. It is hard to get an idea of how large the building is from the street level, since it is almost hidden on the backstreets behind Ringstrasse. The interior was designed so that it should be easy to feel the difference between the monotone workingclass spaces and the luxorious office of the boss.
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Regierungsgebäude, the former Imperial and Royal Ministry of War (Kriegsministerium) at Ringstrasse. Ludwig Bauman was the architect and it was completed in 1913.
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Regierungsgebäude seen from Postal Savings Bank.
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Urania at Franz Josefs Kai, near Schwedenplatz, is a jugend building that houses the public educational institute and observatory. It was damaged during WW2, but has been reconstructed.
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Schwedenplatz. Formerly called Ferdinandplatz, it got its name as an honour for the Swedish assistance during WW1. Note the green jugend building with the ugly McDonalds signs.
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The roof garden.
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Schwedenplatz.
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Schwedenplatz is a metro traffic hub for the U-bahn and trams and is where I lasted my long first day in Vienna.
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St Josefs Kai with Stephansdom towering over the buildings.
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Ringturm from 1955, Vienna's first ”;skyscraper”;. 93m tall.
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Sunset view over Donau Canal (Danube Canal) the divides Innere Stadt (to the left) from Leopoldstadt (to the right).
You can also watch the thread at the Vienna page of World Travel Images:
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vienna_Innercity2.html
Landstrasse is a district, not a street even if the name tells so, that consists of Landstrasse plus smaller districts that have been merged. It is situated just east of the first district (city center) on the same side of the Danube Canal. The beautiful Belvedere Palace and garden and the architect/artist Hundertwasser's 2 famous innovative buildings are probably what the district is mostly known for. Except for around the tourist attractions the district feels a little bit empty compared to the city center. In Landstrasse, most American hotel chains are situated around Stadtpark that is bordering the first district. Some tall modern office buildings have been constructed in Landstrasse recently.
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KunstHausWien. Friedensrich Hundertwasser's innovative building from 1991 that is now a permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's drawings and works. There is also a shop where you can by Hundertwasser stuff and and indoor and an outdoor café, designed by Hundertwasser.
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Details of KunstHausWien's exterior. Note that this is a museum, a different building from the nearby Hundertwasserhaus that is a residential building.
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The restaurant.
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The shop with Hundertwasser stuff at KunstHausWien.
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The cozy outdoor café of Hundertwasser's KunstHausWien.
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Hundertwasser decorations atUntere Weissgerberstrasse, the street that goes between Hundertwasser's 2 most famous buildings in Vienna.
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These colourful houses I saw on my way to Hundertwasserhaus on Untere Weissgerberstrasse.
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The first sight of Hundertwasserhaus. The grey building to the left of it is a shame.
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Hundertwasserhaus, the famous residential building designed by Friedensrich Hundertwasser. That is how it looks when a an artist become an architect. Magnificent!
It was built between 1983 and 1986.
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Details of Hundertwasserhaus at Kegelgasse. Huge amount of tourists.
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Hundertwasserhaus. Hundertwasser didn't want to get payed for the work, he thought it was worth it to prevent something ugly to get built on the site.
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Hundertwasser Village, a complex opposite Hundertwasserhaus made to take care of all the tourists visiting that wants to buy gifts.
Unfortunately there has became some kind of a Disneyland feeling in it.
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The interior of Hundertwasser Village with galleries and tourist shops, also designed by Hundertwasser.
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The café of Hundertwasser Village.
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Please do not sit on Hundertwasser's cat sofa!
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The nice gallery and gift shop of Hunderwasser Village.
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”Skyscrapers” by Hundertwasser can be yours for 109 euro.
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Hundertwasser's staircase leading down to the Hundertwasser toilet in the Hundertwasser basement of Hundertwasser Village.
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That is how Hundertwasserhaus looks from LÖwengasse.
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The tallest church in Landstrasse.
To the west, closer to the city center, a totally different kind of architecture could be found:
The Belvedere, a baroque palace and gardens built by Prince
Eugene of Savoy. Both the upper and lower Belvedere were drawn by the architect Johan Lukas von Hildebrandt.
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Upper Belvedere. Built in 1720-23 by
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Lower Belvedere. That was the first part built, originally not a palace but a villa finished in 1716. Lower Belvedere is closer to the city center than the upper version.
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The entrance to Belvedere. In 1752 the complex was sold to Maria Theresa of Austria, who invented the name Belvedere.
It was extended by the Habsburgs family. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the last one to reside in Belvedere.
The Austrian Gallery museum resides in Belvedere since WWI.
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The buildings and gardens have recently got a facelift.
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The garden is a cheaper and more centrally located alternative to the very hyped SchÖnbrunn.
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Unfortunately it was closed inside just when I reached the palace.
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The terrace of Upper Belvedere offers views over the city.
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The city center with Stephansdom seen from Upper Belvedere.
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Funkturm seen from Belvedere.
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Traffic jam at the hilly Prinz-Eugenstrasse.
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The Brazilian embassy at Prinz-Eugenstrasse.
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Hilton Hotel seen from the Stadtpark (City Park), where most American hotel chains are.
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Stadtpark, the park that divides Landstrasse from Innere Stadt. A canal goes through the park.
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The reconstrution of Wien-Mitte Station, with City Tower in the background. Most of Vienna's railway stations were very shabby and looked like something that belongs
in communist Soviet.
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A modern glass facade mirroring an old one. Next to the station.
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City Tower 1. 97m tall and 26 floors. This modern cubistic highrise from 2003 is an example of a new construction wave in Vienna.
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Marxergasse. A number of modern office highrises have been constructed on this street.
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The end of Marxstrasse.
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The colourful Hotel Ukraina.
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UNIQA Tower in Leopoldstadt seen from Dampfschiffstrasse from Landstrasse at Danube Canal.
Landstrasse on World Travel Images:
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Leopoldstadt, the second district, is an island in the city, divided from the city center by Danube Canal in the south and from Donaustadt by the wide River Danube. A large part of Leopoldstadt is occupied by the park and amusement park Prater. Leopoldstadt is also home to the fictive nation Kugelmugel. Leopoldstadt once had a large Jewish population, but was partly destroyed by the holocaust Leopoldstadt south part has recently experienced a construction boom.
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Looking towards Leopoldstadt from Ringstrasse. Modern office highrise buildings in glass and steel has been constructed at Leopoldstadt's river bank of Danube Canal recently.
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UNIQA Tower is the first thing that meets you when you enter Leopoldstadt from the city center. 75m, 22 floors. It is the first so called green building in Austria.
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New glass towers under construction in Leopoldstadt.
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Traffic jam over Danube, at the foot UNIQA Tower.
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Sunset over Danube Canal.
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A floating swimmingpool in Danube Canal.
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A tram rides over Danube. Ringturm in the background.
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Swimming in the canal.
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Modern architecture of Leopoldstadt.
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Can you spot the golden tower of Hundertwasser's Plant?
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Towards the mountains.
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The “beach” of Leopoldstadt's strand.
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Praterstern column. Praterstern is a busy railway station and traffic hub near Praterpark.
PRATERPARK:
Prater is a huge park, that occupies the majority of the land of Leopoldstadt. It is divided into 2 parts: A green area for cycling and walking, and a famous amusement park.
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Hauptallee in Praterpark, where I relaxed.
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Wurstelprater amusement park is filled with rides, merry-go-rounds, a roller coaster, shooting galleries and restaurants. The most famous attraction is the more than 100 year old ferris wheel Riesenrad.
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Prater Amusement Park - The Disneyland of Vienna!
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Riesenrad ferris wheel is the landmark of Prater and is one of the world's oldest moving ferris wheels. It is 65 m high and was erected in 1897 to celebrate Franz Josef I's golden jubilee. In the past, there was a theme park “Venice of Vienna” with canals, gondolas and Italian buildings that surrounded the wheel.
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It has been seen in many movies, such as The Third Man, Before Sunrise and James Bond: The Living Daylight.
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An exhibition about Riesenrad with models inside red wagons that are similar to the ones of the wheel. This model shows the damage of the wheel after WWII bombings. Before the bombings, Riesenrad had twice as many wagons.
Some of the views over Leopoldstadt from Riesenrad can be seen below:
Views of other districts from Riesenrad can be seen in the
Vienna skylines and views section that is highly recommendable: http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vienna_skylines.html
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Towards UNIQA Tower.
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Leopoldstadt new highrises.
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Leopoldstadt and Donaustadt.
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Leopoldstadt with Landstrasse in the background.
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Leopoldstadt with Donaustadt in the background.
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There is a restaurant in the wagon below.
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The other, smaller ferris wheel.
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The old wooden interior of the ferris wheel's wagons. It is swinging in the air as it reaches the top. Some of the windows can be partly opened.
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For views from Riesenrahd that is not in Leopoldstadt, look in the http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vie...skylinesection.
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Prater Amusement Park.
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Reichsbrücke (Empire brigde), the bridge to Donaustadt over Danube.
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Mexikoplatz with Franz von Assisi Church. The name of the square comes from the fact that Mexico was one of only 2 countries that protested against Austria's Anschluss to Nazi Germany.
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Assisi Kirche is one of Vienna's most underrated churches. It is not so famous despite it is very rare, built in a historicist style that resembles romanesque style. It was completed in 1913, but was planned to be completed upon Emperor Franz Josef I:s golden jubilee, so the opening ceremony was held in 1898 despite the fact that the building wasn't completed.
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Assisi Church in Leopoldstadt seen from the bridge over Danube.
Leopoldstadt on World Travel Images:
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Donaustadt at the north side of Danube River, is the district with the largest amount of highrises and small skyscrapers in Vienna, together with Wienerberg district. It is also where Donauturm, the TV tower that is Vienna's tallest structure is situated. The atmosphere of the highrise part of the district, called Donau City, is a bit cold since it was originally a district with many commie blocks and mostly highways and large roads are surrounding the complex. Ugly tunnels and skybridges are what meets the pedestrian. Even if the highrises looks good from a distance, the architects have failed to create a personal atmosphere. The large Donaupark is also situated here. It is Vienna's largest district in area and has 149 000 inhabitants. Since Donaustadt consists of 6 former villages there are also older, more smallscale parts of Donaustadt that I didn't visit.
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Donaustadt skyline seen from Donauturm. From the left: IZD Tower, UNO City´s VIC Towers, Saturn-Tower, Hochhaus Neue Donau, Andromeda Tower and Mischek Tower. Donaupark is in front.
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Donaustadt from the North from a local bus, including Donauturm.
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Donaustadt seen from Leopoldstadt. I walked over the bridge Reichsbrücke's pedestrian section over Danube to Donaustadt.
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River Danube is very wide. Taken during my walk over Reichsbrücke.
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Danube is so wide it has a thin island in the middle, Donauinsel.
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Hochhaus Neue Donau. At 150m and 34 floors it is the second tallest skyscraper of Vienna and the tallest in Donau City, since it was completed in 2001.
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The backside of Hochaus Neue Donau.
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Hochhaus Neue Donau is famous for its curved roof.
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Vienna skyline taken from the new library in the Gürtel:
[показать]The library from the back:
[показать]CITY CENTER:
Minoritenkirche (it seems that this church is the fruit of different layers added in different periods, if I am not wrong the roof was reconstructed after WWII too):
[показать] [показать]The Hofburg, the palace of the Hapsburg imperial family:
The Heldenplatz:
[показать]The original plan was to built a copy of this building on the other side of the Heldenplatz and create a large public space inspired by the Roman forum for the city. The state ran out of money though
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[показать] [показать] [показать]The Equitable Palais:
[показать]The Kärtner Straße (one of the main shopping avenues of Vienna):
[показать]The monument to the victims of the Holocaust, with a monument to all victims of WWII behind it, located by the Albertina:
[показать]The interior of the baroque Peterskirche:
[показать] [показать]SCHONBRÜNN: the summer residence of the Hapsburg, named after a waterspring in its gardens. It’s interiors are gorgeous too (much more decorated than the interior of the Hofburg) but I was not allowed to photograph them:
[показать]Looking towards the Gloriette:
[показать]The gardens:
[показать]The castle seen from the top of the Gloriette:
[показать]Looking towards Vienna’s center:
[показать]Looking towards the Wiener Wald:
[показать]THE KARLSPLATZ:
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Hundertwasserhaus:
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[показать] [показать]Hundertwasser’s project (sorry for the poor quality of the photo) for a residential quarter in Wien, which was never realized:
[показать]ALONG THE DONAU KANAL (Danube canal):
[показать]An dog-area on the park along the Danube: shows Austrian organization !
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[показать]This is perhaps a more representative Viennese street than what is found in the historical center:
[показать]I like this small structure amidst taller buildings, probably constructed in later periods:
[показать]This sign translates: “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on his 3rd trip to Prague on 28/7/1778 did NOT spend the night in this house.”……….I guess I could put this sign at my place too
[показать]VIENNA’S OUTSKIRTS (taken on the way to Bratislava):
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[показать]Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper). The members of Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra. It was completed in 1869 in Neo-Renaissance style. Parts of the opera was destroyed during bombings by Americans in 1945.
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[показать]Ringstrasse towards KärntnerStrasse. To the left is the opera and in the background is St Stephen's Cathedral.
[показать] [показать]Kärntner Strasse is the main pedestrian street of Vienna and feature famous store brands.
[показать]A building under deconstruction at KärntnerStrasse.
[показать]Donnerbrunnen near Neue Markt Square near KärntnerStrasse.
[показать]Mostly Mozart, a typical tourist store at KärntnerStrasse.
[показать] To the right on KärntnerStrasse is Steffl, the most famous department store in Vienna.
[показать]The view over St Stephen's Cathedral at Steffl's rooftop restaurant.
[показать]The exterior glass elevator of Steffl's department store.
[показать]A painted building opposite Steffl's.
[показать]Kärntner Strasse from the department store, southwards.
[показать]Kärntner Strasse, towards Haas Haus.
[показать]Fancy facades with elegant stores at KärntnerStrasse.
[показать]Window washing at a luxorious classic building.
[показать] Haas House with its postmodern facade at the end of KärntnerStrasse is hated by many viennese, probably because it is located opposite the old landmark Stephansdom, that is mirrored in its curved glass.
[показать]Haas Hause was completed in 1990 and houses offices, a hotel, shops and restaurants. In my opinion it fits in well at Stephansplatz.
[показать] [показать]Haas Haus from the other side.
[показать] [показать]Partly nice building, but a bit odd building with a mix of materials, especially with the Mc Donalds sign.
[показать]The top of Stephansdom can be seen above this decorated building.
[показать]Stephansdom, St Stephen's Cathedral, is Vienna's mos famous landmark. It was completed in 1160 and is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the archbishop of Vienna. The architecure style is a mix of Gothic and Romanesque.
[показать]The top of the spire has a height of 107m and the width is 70m. Stephansdom is one of the world's most famous cathedrals.
[показать]When visiting in summer 2009, parts of the cathedral was under renovation. The cathedral is printed on the Austrian 10 cent Euro coins.
[показать]The side of St Stephen's Cathedral.
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[показать]Horse carriages outside the cathedral.
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[показать]Mozarthaus Vienna was the residence of Mozart when he lived in Vienna. It is now a Mozart museum. He only lived there from 1784 to 1787.
[показать]View from the entrance to Mozart's residence in Vienna.
[показать]Stephansplatz with the cathedral to the left and Haas Haus to the right.
[показать]A small street between Stephansplatz and Petersplatz.
[показать]Exclusive chocolate is a typical Vienna speciality, perhaps because Mozart loved it.
[показать]Grauben is beginnning to the west where KärntnerStrasse ends and is, if possible, even more exclusive. To the left is Haas Haus and behind me Stephensdom.
[показать]Exclusive stores at Graben pedestrian street.
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[показать]Graben, looking towards Pestsäule with another statue to the right.
[показать]Generali-Hof at Graben also hosts exclusive stores...
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[показать]Pestsäule (the plague column) at Gragen is a reminder of the victims of the plague. It was Emperor Leopold I that vowed to erect it. It was designed by Paul Strudel and inaugurated in 1693. During the design period, it changed from conservative style to high baroque.
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[показать]Pestsäule at Graben.
[показать]Phoenix Krawatten building at Graben.
[показать]These sculpture imitators can be seen in most big cities these days.
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[показать]Petrikirche seen from KärntnerStrasse.
[показать]Kohlmarkt, the short but exclusive pedetrian street that leads to Michaelerplatz and Hofburg Palace.
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[показать]Hofburg Imperial Palace at Michaelerplatz. This part is called Michaelerwing and includes the Spanish riding school, to the left. Hofburg has hosted some of the most important people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austrian-Hungarina empire. It is currently the official residence of Austria's president. Marie Antoinette was born here in 1755.
[показать]The circular place called Michelerplatz is filled with horse carriages and a lot of tourists.
[показать]Michaelerkirke (St Michael's Church) at Michaelerplatz is one of the few remaining Romanesque builidngs of Vienna. It was completed in 1792. The church, close to the Michaeler used to be the parish church of the Imperial Court
[показать]Looshaus by the secession architect Adolf Loos at Michaelerplatz.
[показать]Sculptures stand at the entrance to Hofburg.
[показать] [показать]The famous Spanish Riding School, Spanische Hofreitschule it is located in the west wing of Hofburg. It is the oldest riding school in the world and a major tourist attraction. The word “Spanish” comes from the exclusive Spanish horses.
[показать]Heldenplatz, Heroes Square, is located at the other side of Hofburg's entrance, next to the Spanish riding school.
[показать]Heldenplatz is where Hitler declared Austria's Anschluss to the German Nazi reich. The statue portraits military leaders.
[показать]An arcade throuh Hofburg, that today is filled with tourist shops, where I bought postcards.
[показать] [показать]Hofburg has hosted several royal families, the Habsburg dynasty and today the president of Austria. It consists of several grandiose palaces.
[показать]Heldenplatz, looking towards Volksgarten and Rathaus.
[показать]The statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy in front of Neue Burg.
[показать]width="999" height="452" border="0"></font>Hofburg Palace's Neue Burg wing with the National Library.
[показать]Austrian National Library, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek is located in Hofburg Palace's Neue Burg section. It has 7.4 million items in its collections, including ancient and rare books, papiry, music and more.
[показать]The marble interior of the Baroque library has museums.
[показать]The marble interior of Austrian National Library in Neue Burg, part of Hofburg Palace.
[показать]The gate to the Hofburg Palace, seen from Ringstrasse.
[показать]Asculpture in Volksgarten (the Public Garden).
[показать]Volksgarten, a monument and the 2 identical museum buildings.
[показать]Volksgarten with City Hall and Votivkirche in the background.
[показать]The famous Burgtheater from Burggarten.
[показать] The Austrian Parliament Building. Here seen from Ringstrasse, opposite Volksgarten and Hofburg. Theophil Hansen designed it. [показать]The parliament building was completed in 1883 and features many details, like the statue Pallas-Athena-Brunnen. It is house for many Austrian ceremonies, like the state speech on the national day and the swearing-in ceremony of the president. A statue of Franz Josef is in the center of the top.
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[показать]Rathaus, the City Hall of Vienna. It was designed in a Gothic style by Friedrich von Schmidt and was completed in 1883.
[показать]On the top of the city hall tower is the Rathausmann, a symbol of Vienna.
[показать]An event was going on in front of the Town Hall this hot day.
[показать]Rathauspark, the park in front of Rathaus.
[показать]Burgtheater, formerly Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theater. It was created in 1741 by Maria Therese and has since then became one of the world's most important Germans language theaters. Three Mozart operas premiered there. It was designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer, just like the twin museums. It was detroyed during WW2, but was restored in the 1950s.
[показать]Burggarten with the Mozart statue and Hofburg. Note the G clave in flowers in front of Mozart.
[показать]Burggarten, the park next to Hofburg.
[показать]The statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Volksgarten with Hofburg Palace's east side behind.
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[показать]Goethe statue at Goethegasse.
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You can also watch the thread at the Vienna page of World Travel Images:
http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vienna_Innercity.html
The city center, Innere Stadt, the 1st district of Vienna, is where most of the historical buildings and palaces are. This section is focusing on the areas around Karlsplatz, Schwedenplatz and west of Stadtpark, some blocks away from the immediate city center, East and South of Ringstrasse and the South bank of Danube Canal.
[показать] A column in front of Beethoven museum. Perhaps the golden face in the middle represents Beethoven.
[показать] The University of Vienna (Universität Wien). Opened in 1365, it is one of Europe's oldest universities.
[показать] Schottentor, a busy traffic hub, partly underground, includes this grand building.
[показать] Votivkirche at Schottentor. Unfortunately under reconstruction. The neo-Gothic church from 1879 reminds of Notre-Dame.
[показать] Both the trams and the metro is underground at Schottentor.
[показать] Bank Austria at Schottentor.
[показать] Palais Ephrussi at Schottentor with the HQ of Casinos Austria, one of the world's largest casino operators.
[показать] A grandiose jugend building opposite Sezessionhaus.
[показать] Sezessionhaus, the Secession Building was built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich for exhibitions of the secession group, a movement towards the existing art that lead to the origin of for example Jugend style (Art Noveau).
[показать] The Secessionist movement's motto is written above the entrance to the pavilion: "Der Zeit ihre Kunst. Der Kunst ihre Freiheit" that means "To every age its art, to art its freedom".
The text at the 3 faces means ”;Painting, architecture, sculpture”;.
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[показать] Sezessionhaus features the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. It is contained at the Austrian 50 euro coin.
[показать] Karlsplatz seen from Secessionhouse.
[показать] Kunsthalle glass pavilion.
[показать] Kunsthalle and Technical University.
[показать] Karlsplatz, a large square/park that is dominated by Karlskirche. Even if it is hard to see on the pictures, heavy traffic surrounds the place.
[показать] Karlskirche, the impressive church from 1737 at Karlsplatz. It is the largest and most important Baroque church of Vienna. Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach designed it. Trajan's Column in Rome was model for the two massive pillars. The church is totally 70m tall.
[показать] Karlsplatz: Wiener Musikverein to the right is a grand concert hall for classical music. The world famous new years concert is performed here every year by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. It was designed by Theophil Hansen, who also designed the Parliament.
[показать] The sculpture in front of Karlskirche.
[показать] Karlplatz nice historical metro underground entrance.
[показать] The postmodern Technische Universität (Technical University) building.
[показать] The old part of Technisches Universität, seen from Karlsplatz.
[показать] A special kind of vehicle one of many in a row at Karlplatz.
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[показать] Schwarzenbergplatz with Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain and the Russian soldiers monument.
[показать] width="750" height="1000">Heldendenkmal, or The Russian soldier's monument at Schwarzenbergplatz. It was built in 1945 by the Soviet army to honour the 17 000 Russian soldiers that died in the battle of Vienna. Many people have tried to destroyed the memorial.
[показать] The beautiful Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain at Schwarzenbergplatz with the French embassy in the background.
[показать] width="993" height="632">Schwarzenberg Palace, the palace of the Bohemian noblemen that Schwarzenbergplatz is named after. Its gardens are not open to public. The palace hosts a hotel, offices, a restaurant and the Swiss embassy.
[показать] Wiener Konzert Haus from 1913. The idea of the building was to attract a broader audience than the more conservative Wiener Musikverein. An ice skating rink is situated just next to the building. Hotel Intercontinental, an ugly but luxorious hotel is in the background.
[показать] A McDonald's in a historical building at Schwarzenbergplatz. Does it add life or does it ruin the building?
[показать] Hotel Imperial, a 5-star luxury hotel from 1873 at Schwarzenbergplatz. The top floors were added in 1928.
[показать] A museum near Stadtpark.
[показать] An unusual metro station.
[показать] Österreischiche Postsparkasse, the famous Austrian Postal Saving Bank by Otto Wagner. The stile is jugend,a style that Wagner along with the other secession architects more or less invented. There is an Otto Wagner museum inside the building.
[показать] Österreischiche Postsparkasse was completed in 1906 and is built by reinforced concrete. It was spared any damage during WW2.
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[показать] Regierungsgebäude, the former Imperial and Royal Ministry of War (Kriegsministerium) at Ringstrasse. Ludwig Bauman was the architect and it was completed in 1913.
[показать] Regierungsgebäude seen from Postal Savings Bank.
[показать] Urania at Franz Josefs Kai, near Schwedenplatz, is a jugend building that houses the public educational institute and observatory. It was damaged during WW2, but has been reconstructed.
[показать] Schwedenplatz. Formerly called Ferdinandplatz, it got its name as an honour for the Swedish assistance during WW1. Note the green jugend building with the ugly McDonalds signs.
[показать] The roof garden.
[показать] Schwedenplatz.
[показать] Schwedenplatz is a metro traffic hub for the U-bahn and trams and is where I lasted my long first day in Vienna.
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[показать] Ringturm from 1955, Vienna's first ”;skyscraper”;. 93m tall.
[показать] Sunset view over Donau Canal (Danube Canal) the divides Innere Stadt (to the left) from Leopoldstadt (to the right).
You can also watch the thread at the Vienna page of World Travel Images:
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Landstrasse is a district, not a street even if the name tells so, that consists of Landstrasse plus smaller districts that have been merged. It is situated just east of the first district (city center) on the same side of the Danube Canal. The beautiful Belvedere Palace and garden and the architect/artist Hundertwasser's 2 famous innovative buildings are probably what the district is mostly known for. Except for around the tourist attractions the district feels a little bit empty compared to the city center. In Landstrasse, most American hotel chains are situated around Stadtpark that is bordering the first district. Some tall modern office buildings have been constructed in Landstrasse recently.
[показать] KunstHausWien. Friedensrich Hundertwasser's innovative building from 1991 that is now a permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's drawings and works. There is also a shop where you can by Hundertwasser stuff and and indoor and an outdoor café, designed by Hundertwasser.
[показать] [показать] [показать] Details of KunstHausWien's exterior. Note that this is a museum, a different building from the nearby Hundertwasserhaus that is a residential building.
[показать] The restaurant.
[показать] The shop with Hundertwasser stuff at KunstHausWien.
[показать] The cozy outdoor café of Hundertwasser's KunstHausWien.
[показать] Hundertwasser decorations atUntere Weissgerberstrasse, the street that goes between Hundertwasser's 2 most famous buildings in Vienna.
[показать] These colourful houses I saw on my way to Hundertwasserhaus on Untere Weissgerberstrasse.
[показать] The first sight of Hundertwasserhaus. The grey building to the left of it is a shame.
[показать] Hundertwasserhaus, the famous residential building designed by Friedensrich Hundertwasser. That is how it looks when a an artist become an architect. Magnificent!
It was built between 1983 and 1986.
[показать] Details of Hundertwasserhaus at Kegelgasse. Huge amount of tourists.
[показать] Hundertwasserhaus. Hundertwasser didn't want to get payed for the work, he thought it was worth it to prevent something ugly to get built on the site.
[показать] [показать] [показать] Hundertwasser Village, a complex opposite Hundertwasserhaus made to take care of all the tourists visiting that wants to buy gifts.
Unfortunately there has became some kind of a Disneyland feeling in it.
[показать] The interior of Hundertwasser Village with galleries and tourist shops, also designed by Hundertwasser.
[показать] The café of Hundertwasser Village.
[показать] Please do not sit on Hundertwasser's cat sofa!
[показать] The nice gallery and gift shop of Hunderwasser Village.
[показать]”Skyscrapers” by Hundertwasser can be yours for 109 euro.
[показать] alt="" width="600" height="800" border="0">Hundertwasser's staircase leading down to the Hundertwasser toilet in the Hundertwasser basement of Hundertwasser Village.
[показать] That is how Hundertwasserhaus looks from LÖwengasse.
[показать] The tallest church in Landstrasse.
To the west, closer to the city center, a totally different kind of architecture could be found:
The Belvedere, a baroque palace and gardens built by Prince
Eugene of Savoy. Both the upper and lower Belvedere were drawn by the architect Johan Lukas von Hildebrandt.
[показать] Upper Belvedere. Built in 1720-23 by
[показать] Lower Belvedere. That was the first part built, originally not a palace but a villa finished in 1716. Lower Belvedere is closer to the city center than the upper version.
[показать] The entrance to Belvedere. In 1752 the complex was sold to Maria Theresa of Austria, who invented the name Belvedere.
It was extended by the Habsburgs family. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the last one to reside in Belvedere.
The Austrian Gallery museum resides in Belvedere since WWI.
[показать] [показать] [показать] The buildings and gardens have recently got a facelift.
[показать] The garden is a cheaper and more centrally located alternative to the very hyped SchÖnbrunn.
[показать] Unfortunately it was closed inside just when I reached the palace.
[показать] The terrace of Upper Belvedere offers views over the city.
[показать] The city center with Stephansdom seen from Upper Belvedere.
[показать] Funkturm seen from Belvedere.
[показать] Traffic jam at the hilly Prinz-Eugenstrasse.
[показать] The Brazilian embassy at Prinz-Eugenstrasse.
[показать] Hilton Hotel seen from the Stadtpark (City Park), where most American hotel chains are.
[показать] Stadtpark, the park that divides Landstrasse from Innere Stadt. A canal goes through the park.
[показать] The reconstrution of Wien-Mitte Station, with City Tower in the background. Most of Vienna's railway stations were very shabby and looked like something that belongs
in communist Soviet.
[показать] A modern glass facade mirroring an old one. Next to the station.
[показать] City Tower 1. 97m tall and 26 floors. This modern cubistic highrise from 2003 is an example of a new construction wave in Vienna.
[показать] Marxergasse. A number of modern office highrises have been constructed on this street.
[показать] [показать] [показать] The end of Marxstrasse.
[показать] The colourful Hotel Ukraina.
[показать] UNIQA Tower in Leopoldstadt seen from Dampfschiffstrasse from Landstrasse at Danube Canal.
Landstrasse on World Travel Images:
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Leopoldstadt, the second district, is an island in the city, divided from the city center by Danube Canal in the south and from Donaustadt by the wide River Danube. A large part of Leopoldstadt is occupied by the park and amusement park Prater. Leopoldstadt is also home to the fictive nation Kugelmugel. Leopoldstadt once had a large Jewish population, but was partly destroyed by the holocaust Leopoldstadt south part has recently experienced a construction boom.
[показать] Looking towards Leopoldstadt from Ringstrasse. Modern office highrise buildings in glass and steel has been constructed at Leopoldstadt's river bank of Danube Canal recently.
[показать] UNIQA Tower is the first thing that meets you when you enter Leopoldstadt from the city center. 75m, 22 floors. It is the first so called green building in Austria.
[показать] New glass towers under construction in Leopoldstadt.
[показать] Traffic jam over Danube, at the foot UNIQA Tower.
[показать] Sunset over Danube Canal.
[показать] [показать] A floating swimmingpool in Danube Canal.
[показать] [показать] [показать] A tram rides over Danube. Ringturm in the background.
[показать] [показать] Swimming in the canal.
[показать] [показать] Modern architecture of Leopoldstadt.
[показать] Can you spot the golden tower of Hundertwasser's Plant?
[показать] Towards the mountains.
[показать] The “beach” of Leopoldstadt's strand.
[показать] Praterstern column. Praterstern is a busy railway station and traffic hub near Praterpark.
PRATERPARK:
Prater is a huge park, that occupies the majority of the land of Leopoldstadt. It is divided into 2 parts: A green area for cycling and walking, and a famous amusement park.
[показать] Hauptallee in Praterpark, where I relaxed.
[показать] Wurstelprater amusement park is filled with rides, merry-go-rounds, a roller coaster, shooting galleries and restaurants. The most famous attraction is the more than 100 year old ferris wheel Riesenrad.
[показать] Prater Amusement Park - The Disneyland of Vienna!
[показать] Riesenrad ferris wheel is the landmark of Prater and is one of the world's oldest moving ferris wheels. It is 65 m high and was erected in 1897 to celebrate Franz Josef I's golden jubilee. In the past, there was a theme park “Venice of Vienna” with canals, gondolas and Italian buildings that surrounded the wheel.
[показать] It has been seen in many movies, such as The Third Man, Before Sunrise and James Bond: The Living Daylight.
[показать] An exhibition about Riesenrad with models inside red wagons that are similar to the ones of the wheel. This model shows the damage of the wheel after WWII bombings. Before the bombings, Riesenrad had twice as many wagons.
Some of the views over Leopoldstadt from Riesenrad can be seen below:
Views of other districts from Riesenrad can be seen in the
Vienna skylines and views section that is highly recommendable: http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vienna_skylines.html
[показать] Towards UNIQA Tower.
[показать] [показать] Leopoldstadt new highrises.
[показать] Leopoldstadt and Donaustadt.
[показать] Leopoldstadt with Landstrasse in the background.
[показать] [показать] Leopoldstadt with Donaustadt in the background.
[показать] There is a restaurant in the wagon below.
[показать] The other, smaller ferris wheel.
[показать] [показать] The old wooden interior of the ferris wheel's wagons. It is swinging in the air as it reaches the top. Some of the windows can be partly opened.
[показать] For views from Riesenrahd that is not in Leopoldstadt, look in the http://www.worldtravelimages.net/Vie...skylinesection.
[показать] [показать] Prater Amusement Park.
[показать] Reichsbrücke (Empire brigde), the bridge to Donaustadt over Danube.
[показать] Mexikoplatz with Franz von Assisi Church. The name of the square comes from the fact that Mexico was one of only 2 countries that protested against Austria's Anschluss to Nazi Germany.
[показать] Assisi Kirche is one of Vienna's most underrated churches. It is not so famous despite it is very rare, built in a historicist style that resembles romanesque style. It was completed in 1913, but was planned to be completed upon Emperor Franz Josef I:s golden jubilee, so the opening ceremony was held in 1898 despite the fact that the building wasn't completed.
[показать] [показать] Assisi Church in Leopoldstadt seen from the bridge over Danube.
Leopoldstadt on World Travel Images:
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Donaustadt at the north side of Danube River, is the district with the largest amount of highrises and small skyscrapers in Vienna, together with Wienerberg district. It is also where Donauturm, the TV tower that is Vienna's tallest structure is situated. The atmosphere of the highrise part of the district, called Donau City, is a bit cold since it was originally a district with many commie blocks and mostly highways and large roads are surrounding the complex. Ugly tunnels and skybridges are what meets the pedestrian. Even if the highrises looks good from a distance, the architects have failed to create a personal atmosphere. The large Donaupark is also situated here. It is Vienna's largest district in area and has 149 000 inhabitants. Since Donaustadt consists of 6 former villages there are also older, more smallscale parts of Donaustadt that I didn't visit.
[показать] Donaustadt skyline seen from Donauturm. From the left: IZD Tower, UNO City´s VIC Towers, Saturn-Tower, Hochhaus Neue Donau, Andromeda Tower and Mischek Tower. Donaupark is in front.
[показать]Donaustadt from the North from a local bus, including Donauturm.
[показать] Donaustadt seen from Leopoldstadt. I walked over the bridge Reichsbrücke's pedestrian section over Danube to Donaustadt.
[показать] River Danube is very wide. Taken during my walk over Reichsbrücke.
[показать] Danube is so wide it has a thin island in the middle, Donauinsel.
[показать] Hochhaus Neue Donau. At 150m and 34 floors it is the second tallest skyscraper of Vienna and the tallest in Donau City, since it was completed in 2001.
[показать] [показать] The backside of Hochaus Neue Donau.
[показать] Hochhaus Neue Donau is famous for its curved roof.
[показать] UNO City complex, also called Vienna International Center (VIC), is Vienna's branch of United
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