Museum of Natural History in Vienna

View of the museum from Volksgarten

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…

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Bank Austria Kunstforum in Vienna

Bank Austria Kunstforum in Vienna, Austria

The ‘Kunstforum Wien’ is an exhibition hall for art, located in a former bank building. I especially love the exterior of this edifice built in the years 1914 to 1921. More…

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Belvedere Gardens in Vienna

View from Upper Belvedere down to 1st district

The view from Oberes Belvedere (Upper Belvedere) down to the centre of Vienna. The garden was designed by French architect Dominique Girard who was a pupil of landscape architect André Le Nôtre. More…

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Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria

View of Schönbrunn Palace (Schloss Schönbrunn) taken from the Gloriette. Inside there are two different self-guided tours for getting in touch with the state apartements of the Imperial family. One will also see the office where Emperor Franz Joseph I. had worked and the room where he had slept in a rather simple bed.

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Sunflowers at Heldenplatz in Vienna

Sunflowers in front of Archduke Charles

In the year 2005 there were sunflowers and vegetables planted at a central place in Vienna named Heldenplatz. It was in remembrance of 1945 when people used every free place for planting food. More…

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Belvedere Gardens in Vienna

Sculpture at Belvedere Gardens in Vienna, Austria

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…

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Schloss Belvedere in Vienna

Schloss Belvedere in Vienna, Austria

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…

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