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This still driving automobile was built by the Czech company Praga in 1914. It probably carried a big floodlight in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. The photo was taken at an annual meeting of classic cars hosted by the Museum of Military History in Vienna.
The Haydnhaus in Vienna is that place where the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn spent his last years. The museum inside explains how Haydn lived in those years and shows some pieces of his household. At my first visit I was especially impressed by the idea to reconstruct the backyard garden in the style of the 18th century. More…
Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen at the Burggarten in Vienna. The Burggarten is a public park at the rear of the Neue Hofburg (New Hofburg). The monument made of Laas marble was created by Viktor Oskar Tilgner. More…
The monument to Prince Eugene of Savoy placed in the center of Vienna (Heldenplatz) was created by Anton Dominik Fernkorn. The military commander, in Vienna generally known as Prinz Eugen, got also famous for building one of the most important palaces in Vienna named Schloss Belvedere. More…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
This equestrian statue was erected in 1860 to the memory of Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen. The most interesting fact of this statue is the pose of the horse. It stands with two legs only on the pedestal, the tail doesn’t support the construction. More…
Through this gate named Swiss Gate (Schweizertor) one can enter the oldest part of the Hofburg. At the inner yard behind this gate there is the entrance to the Imperial Treasury (Kaiserliche Schatzkammer) where one can see some very important crowns and jewels, e.g. the insignia and jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. More…
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…