This fresco with a sundial is located on a wall of the Old Salzburg University. Its creator was Georg Jung (1899-1957). The depictions refer to the four faculties of that university in 1622.
Tag: Austria
Neuhaus Castle in Stubenberg
Neuhaus Castle (Burg Neuhaus) stands in a forest near the Styrian place of Stubenberg am See. The owner offers tower apartments for holidays near Stubenberg Lake.
Museum der Moderne in Salzburg
While walking through Salzburg, I took this photo of the Museum der Moderne (Museum of Contemporary Art) high over the city on top of the Mönchsberg. The castle-like building next to the museum is a water tower.
Monument to Sisi in Vienna
This monument to Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria stands in the Volksgarten in the 1st district of Vienna. Friedrich Ohmann designed the monument. Hans Bitterlich created the statue.
Horseshoe Tower in Tulln
The Horseshoe Tower (Hufeisenturm) in Tulln remains from the ancient military camp Comagena. The Roman name originated from an equestrian unit descending from the region of Commagena.
Old sign about heavy wagons
On my walk through Vienna, I came across this sign dating back to 1912. It asks horsemen of heavy horse-drawn wagons to walk next to the horses or to send an accompanying person ahead to warn the pedestrians.
Museum of Celts in Hallein
The Museum of Celts (Keltenmuseum) in Hallein describes the Celtic history in the area of the Austrian state of Salzburg. Another part of the museum tells the story of the salt mines in the region of Salzburg.
St Martin’s Church in Lanzendorf
St. Martin is a Roman Catholic church in the Lanzendorf district of Böheimkirchen. First documented in 1248, the church has preserved its Romanesque architecture, standing prominently in an open field visible to travellers on the historic Westbahn railroad.
BBÖ 1100.102 “Crocodile”
The BBÖ 1100.102 saw its construction in 1925/26. The nickname of these locomotives were “Austrian Crocodiles”. Those locos were generally used for driving heavy trains along the mountain routes in Austria. The displayed one still runs for heritage trains.
Museum of Military History
The Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) in Vienna is an architectural gem. So you find architecture in the style of Byzantine as well as Neo-Gothic. Some details may made you think of being in Venice.
Traunsee in Salzkammergut
The Traunsee is the deepest lake in Austria (191 metres) and offers lovely views of high mountains and even an old castle set on a tiny island (Seeschloss Ort). You find this lake in the Salzkammergut region between Gmunden and Ebensee.
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.