Ludwig van Beethoven stayed in Baden bei Wien several times. For example, he composed parts of his famous 9th symphony in this house. Today, this building accommodates a museum with the name Beethovenhaus Baden.
Category: Museums
Trautenfels Castle in Stainach-Pürgg
While passing the municipality of Stainach-Pürgg by train, I took this pic of Trautenfels Castle (Schloss Trautenfels). It houses collections about the Styrian regions of Ennstal and Ausseerland. The striking mountain behind the castle is known as Grimming.
German Mining Museum
The German Mining Museum (Deutsches Bergbau-Museum) in Bochum consists of a show mine and an extensive collection of exhibits regarding mining. The photo above was taken at the elevator bringing visitors down to the show mine. [German]
Hallors and Saline Museum
The Hallors and Saline Museum opened in the former Royal Prussian saline to Halle (Saale) in 1967. Members of a brotherhood of salt producers – the Hallors – still present traditional salt production in its rooms at regular events. [German]
Ancient forum in Kempten
This model represents the ancient forum of Cambodunum. This Roman city stood on the grounds of today’s Kempten. In the Archäologiepark Cambodunum (APC), you will find reconstructed temples of the former Roman settlement.
Hessenpark in Neu-Anspach
The Hessenpark forms an open-air museum featuring around 100 buildings from the German state of Hesse. Besides farmhouses, barns and windmills, you also see a marketplace with urban structures.
Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1946
The Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum) organizes a military car festival in Vienna every year. At this event, I took this photo of a Chevrolet Fleetmaster 1946. The US High Commissioner used the depicted car in Austria from 1946–1950.
Classic car museum in Kaprun
After my trekking tour with the llamas, I went to the classic car museum of Kaprun named Vötter’s Fahrzeugmuseum. I found it in the basement of a hotel. Well, I was surprised to meet a sort of ‘Herbie’ in front of the museum.
VW Schwimmwagen (1943)
At the classic car museum in Poysdorf (Oldtimerclub Poysdorf), I saw this Volkswagen Schwimmwagen. The amphibious four-wheel drive off-roader dates back to 1943. At that time, it served the German Wehrmacht.
Kunsthaus in Graz
The Kunsthaus, dating back to 2003, shows exhibitions of contemporary art. Because of its architecture, it is generally known as the “Friendly Alien”. The form of an irregular bubble offers the possibility to enjoy bulky sculptures in an appropriate space. [German]
Roman museum Boitro in Passau
The Bavarian city of Passau has a rich Roman history. On the grounds of the Roman museum Boitro (Römermuseum Kastell Boitro), you still see parts of an ancient fort like the walls of a fan-shaped tower.
Ozeaneum in Stralsund
The Ozeanum is a public aquarium located in the historical harbour of Stralsund. It is part of the German Oceanographic Museum (Deutsches Meeresmuseum) and displays primarily sea life of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.