There are so many photos showing the Schweizertor (Swiss Gate) of the Viennese Hofburg but have you ever seen photos of the frescoes inside the gate? Have a look at this set of photos presenting the frescoes at the ceiling of the Schweizertor.
Tag: Vienna
Augarten porcelain manufacture in Vienna
Entrance to the Augarten porcelain manufacture were I was not only told about the process of making porcelain but also about the chances to take painting courses. More…
An Austrian train named after Chris Lohner
In Austria, many trains are named. Today I came across a very special name: Chris Lohner. This is that lady whose voice one can hear at the recorded announcements of the railway stations and on the Railjets. Isn’t it lovely to honour her work by naming a train after her?
Over the rooftops of Vienna
An unusual view of the Austrian parliament taken from a rooftop café at the 25hours Hotel in Vienna. The church (Minoritenkirche) in the middle of the photo houses an amazing mosaic: A replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’.
Diesel railcar GySEV 247 509 in Vienna
A diesel railcar owned by the Hungarian-Austrian railway company Raaberbahn AG. This railcar was produced in the Austrian place Jenbach as part of the ÖBB 5047 series and sold later to the Raaberbahn AG.
Mural showing the locomotive Philadelphia
A mural near the railway station Wien Meidling (Philadelphiabrücke) reminding of one of the first locomotives used in Austria. The locomotive was built in 1837 by the Norris Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, USA.
- Norris Locomotive Works (Wikipedia)
- Locomotive Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
Christmas crib at Wien Westbahnhof
A Christmas crib at the entrance hall of the railway station Wien Westbahnhof in Vienna, Austria
Gasometer City in Vienna
On my train journey to Brno, I passed the Gasometer City in Vienna. Can you see the modern houses inside the structures of former gas holders?
Monument to Sisi at Wiener Westbahnhof
The 9th day of my InterRail journey ended at the railway station Wiener Westbahnhof in Vienna. It was nearly midnight when I arrived. Only the statue of Elisabeth of Austria (‘Sisi’) bid me welcome.
Funeral procession for Otto von Habsburg Part I
On July 16th, 2011 the funeral procession for Otto von Habsburg took place in Vienna.
Note: Contrary to the colourful dresses of the most participants the family of the deceased went at the end of the procession in dark mourning.
The most participants preferred to wear uniforms and dresses of the time before 1918 so the funeral procession was also a kind of presentation of historical fashion.
Inhabitants of regions which were part of the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy attended the procession in traditional uniforms as well. Here a detachment from Croatia.
Some areas were represented by outstanding many participants. E.g. Tyrol where still a lot of traditional associations are in existence.
The smaller the areas the smaller the groups.
Whereas the most units looked very colourful and glorious in their historical uniforms…
… this group wearing the functional uniforms of World War I reminded me of the horror of war and was for me an important counterpoint to all these brilliant uniforms before.
And here some impressions taken after the end of the procession.
Entrance hall at the Museum of Natural History
The entrance hall of the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien) at Christmas time.
Three trams in a tram-train in Vienna
Next to the Museum of Technology in Vienna, I come across this tram-train of three tram cars. A rare pic in the Vienna of today.