04. June 2011

Vienna Day 2

Yesterday I bounded out the door like a kid on Christmas morning: It was sunny!

The view from the hotel. Yes, we have a cool stone balcony.

We took a trip around town in a 'fiacre', as my mother liked to call it.

The Burgtheater.

The other side of the Burgtheater.

Michaelerplatz in front of the Hofburg Palace.

Possibly Michaelerkirche, seen from Michaelerplatz.

The Lipizzaner Riding School practicing in the Hofburg Palace.

The Spanish Riding School of the Hofburg Palace.

Augustinerkirche, part of hte Hofburg Palace.

The Staatsoper.

Statuary

The statues in Vienna are phenomenal. And they're simply everywhere.

A caryatid on some random building.

Possibly Poseidon outside the Hofburg Palace.

One of the Twelve Labours of Hercules, outside the Hofburg Palace.

Possibly Athena, inside the gate at the Hofburg Palace.

I expect that statue to pick up the sign on the left. Hofburg Palace.

Atlas atop the Hofburg Palace.

By the crypt in Augustinerkirche. Possibly my favourite sculpture ever.

The crypt in Augustinerkirche.

Statue in Albertinaplatz.

Statue in Albertinaplatz.

Possibly Poseidon in Albertinaplatz.

Statue on the way to the Belvedere.

A present left by the Russians before they left Austria after the war.

The Belvedere

Fantastic art gallery here: Monet, Rodin, Kokoschka, and the original mounted Napoleon piece. The centrepiece of the museum is a series of works by Gustav Klimt, including The Kiss, which is indeed stunning.

The Upper Belvedere.

The Upper Belvedere.

The Upper Belvedere fountain.

Statuary at the Upper Belvedere.

Statuary at the Upper Belvedere.

The Upper Belvedere from the south side.

Karlskirche

The cupola fresco is being restored, and you can take an elevator right up to it.

The altar and cupola at Karlskirche.

The altar at Karlskirche.

The organ at Karlskirche.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

From the cupola fresco.

At the very top of the cupola.

Vienna at Night

Stephansdom.

Stephansdom.

The Graben shopping district.

Monument in the Graben shopping district.

Over the Donaukanal.

Over the Donaukanal.

Tags: 2011, Travel, Austria

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