This wall painting located at the northern side of the Blumauerhaus in the city of Steyr shows emperor Frederick III (Friedrich III.) and his son Maximilian I. The building is named after Aloys Blumauer who was born there in 1755.
Category: Murals
Sign of a shoe shop in Poysdorf
This huge mural promotes the shoe shop Eisinger (Eisinger Schuhhaus) located at the Brunngasse 11 in Poysdorf.
Street art in Erfurt
Street art seen at a station of the local power supply company near the old city wall of Erfurt. I suppose these two guys are astronauts or – speaking in terms of East Europe – cosmonauts. It happens to be I came across more than one time such depictions of cosmonauts in Erfurt.
Lederhaus Schliesselberger in Salzburg
Since 1422, tanners have been working at the address Lederergasse 5 in Salzburg. At the same address, there is still a shop run by the family of Schliesselberger selling goods made of leather.
Sundial at Ankerhaus in Salzburg
Huge sundial seen at the Ankerhaus in the city of Salzburg. The house is named after the insurence company DER ANKER (engl. the anchor). In earlier times the building housed the hotel ‘Erzherzog Karl’ where famous persons like the Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Austria (‘Sisi’) or the German Minister President Otto von Bismarck used to stay.
Mural by Ferdinand Kubitschek in Bischofshofen
This mural in Bischofshofen was created by Ferdinand Kubitschek in 1967. Besides the big scale of the mural I was also impressed by the beautiful decorated soffit you can see in the upper right corner of this picture.
St. Jodok Church in Überlingen
At St. Jodok Church (Pilgerkirche St. Jodokus) this depiction of a caged up chicken made me smile. It is part of a large fresco telling a legend, which is in Germany generally known as Hühnerwunder (chicken wonder).
Restaurant ‘Speisesaal’ in Graz
The restaurant Speisesaal is located on the ground floor of Hotel Wiesler. I think it is an ideal venue for having a burger or steak while listening to music presented by a DJ.
Wall of Hope in Vienna
At the railway station Matzleinsdorferplatz one can see this artwork made of ceramic tiles. Students of about 20 Viennese schools put down their dreams and hopes for the 21st century in this artwork.
Mosaic of Leopold the Glorious
This mosaic on the Karolinengasse 31 (4. District, Wieden) shows Leopold der Glorreiche (Leopold the Glorious). He ruled as Duke of Austria from 1198 to 1230. This mosaic in Wieden reminds us that the district name was first mentioned in a deed of donation by Leopold (‘Vulgariter widem dicitur…’) in 1211.
Walther von der Vogelweide in Lermoos
This mural at a private home in Lermoos (Tyrol) is showing the probably most famous portrait of the singer Walther von der Vogelweide.
Renzhof in Vienna
The Renzhof is a block of council flats situated in the second district of Vienna named Leopoldstadt. It stands on the site where Circus Renz used to perform in the years 1854-1897. You find the mural on one of its walls. The pictures remind me of the history of that place.