A pair of griffins seen at a bollard in Vienna. Though I don’t believe in fabulous creatures, I always love to come across depictions of them on my urban walks.
Tag: Vienna
Old sign in Vienna
I saw this sign next to the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History) in Vienna. The bark of the tree made me think the sign is pretty old.
Tableau Vivant in Vienna
An interesting item on the program of the Karlstag 2009 was a Tableau Vivant. A group of people walked in the dresses of the time before 1900 around the Karlsplatz. More…
Postbus Saurer 5GF-U in Vienna
This motor coach started to serve as public bus in 1962. At that time it was operated by Austrian national postal delivery company. Therefore it is yellow colored which was the brand color of this company. Today this bus can be chartered for private tours. In the photo the bus is standing on a Viennese square named Heldenplatz. More…
Red box for finds in Vienna
Interesting! If one finds anything (not that valuable) in the streets of Vienna one doesn’t have to go to the lost property office. One can drop it in one of these red boxes I came across here.
‘The Third Man’ Museum in Vienna
For fans of the movie ‘The Third Man’ this museum in Vienna is worth a visit. A movie buff has collected a lot of memorabilia about the time which is thematised in this movie and about the making of the movie itself.
Capuchin Church in Vienna
Below this unimposing walls of the Capuchin Church the bodies of 12 emperors and 18 empresses are laid to rest inside the Imperial Crypt. More…
Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna
The Gartenpalais (Garden Palace) Liechtenstein offers Vienna’s largest secular Baroque hall and is home of private art collections, owned by the Prince von und zu Liechtenstein. There are guided tours giving insights in collections and architecture of the palais. More…
Gate at Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna
Main gate in front of the Upper Belvedere Palace (Oberes Belvedere). The lions are showing the crest of Prince Eugene of Savoy. He was the first owner of the palace. Today the palace houses a great collection of paintings. More…
Museum of Natural History in Vienna
While walking through the Volksgarten, a public park of Vienna, I took this photo of the Museum of Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum). By the way the park is famous for its rose gardens so don’t miss a visit through the blooming period of the roses. More…
Belvedere Gardens in Vienna
On a cold winter day I went from railway station Südbahnhof through Belvedere Gardens down to the central part of Vienna. Only a snow covered fabulous creature watched my steps on the way to the Lower Belvedere which is situated in the background. More…
Schloss Belvedere in Vienna
On a cold winter day I walked through the gardens of the summer palace of Prince Eugene. The Oberes Belvedere (Upper Belvedere) as shown above was only used for representation. More…