A protective building in the style of an ancient Roman sanctuary shelters the remains of the Mithras Shrine III in Ptuj. The shrine was erected in the sixties of the 3rd century by soldiers of the Legio XIII Gemina.
Category: Museums
Zeppelin Museum in Meersburg
Meersburg, a place on the shore of Lake Constance, offers in one of its houses a Zeppelin Museum. This private collection and the large Zeppelin Museum in nearby Friedrichshafen would be a good combination for friends of the big airships.
Otto Wagner Pavillon Karlsplatz
This Art Nouveau pavilion dates back to 1898. Architect Otto Wagner designed it as a station building for the Viennese Metropolitan Railway (Wiener Stadtbahn). Today, the Otto Wagner Pavillon houses a museum about this famous urban planner.
Railway Museum in Trieste
The railway museum in Trieste offers a charm of its own. The old locomotives and waggon stand inside the former station hall, which has lost its roof. That way, it is an open-air museum now.
2nd Marcus Car in Mürzzuschlag
This pic shows an operating replica of the second car built by Siegfried Marcus. It formed an exhibit at a classic car meeting performed by the Südbahnmuseum in Mürzzuschlag. The original saw its construction in 1888/1889 and is still running too.
Theseus Temple in Vienna
Visitors who enter the Volksgarten, a public park in Vienna, seem to face a piece of Greek antiquity. Of course, it isn’t ancient. The Theseus Temple is a classicistic building from the years 1819/23. Today, it forms a dependence on the Museum of Fine Arts.
Old Gotthard Mail Coach
At the Landesmuseum Zurich next to the Zurich Central Station, this mail coach reminds us of the era when such coaches crossed the St Gotthard massif. It was in use in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Templar Museum in Lockenhaus
The Templar Museum at Lockenhaus Castle in the Austrian state of Burgenland presents the history of the Knights Templar. Besides that, it talks about Austrian places related to this military order. Lockenhaus Castle is considered one of them.
Muzej Sergej Mašera in Piran
The Muzej Sergej Mašera tells about the maritime past of the Slovene coast, Slovene naval history and related economic activities. It includes an archaeological and an art-history collection.
Railcar SVT 137 225 in Leipzig
Passengers waiting for their trains at Leipzig Central Station can see this diesel multiple unit dating back to 1935. Before WWII, it ran as one of the first high-speed trains in Germany. After 1945, the SVT 137 225 operated for the GDR government.
Carnuntinum Roman Museum
At first glance, the Carnuntinum Roman Museum in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg looks like a villa rustica. In fact, it was only opened in 1904. It houses artefacts from the Roman town of Carnuntum and is considered the biggest Roman museum in Austria.
Ruhr Museum in Essen
Museeum geeks find the Ruhr Museum in the former coal preparation plant at the Zeche Zollverein. On several floors, it tells the story of the Zeche (coal mine) and portrays the history of the Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr Area).