While cycling through the Neusiedler See – Seewinkel National Park, we met several White Baroque Donkeys. On that hot summer day we all enjoyed the shadow of a small forest.
Tag: Austria
Dogenhof in Vienna
Around 1900 people of Vienna were very fancy about Venice. So there was an idea to build an Italian quarter along the Praterstraße. A small reminder of this gone idea is the Dogenhof (Praterstraße 70). Its architecture was influenced by a palazzo in Venice.
Tile art at Salzburg Central Station
One of the architectural highlights of the renewed Salzburg Central Station is the rediscovered tile art in the style of Art Nouveau. These works were created by artists like Otto Barth, Hans Prutscher, Hans Wilt and Hubert von Zwickle. [German]
City wall of Friesach
There are many cities with preserved town walls. Modern cities surrounded by an equally well-preserved moat are rarer. A fine example of such a combination forms the city wall and moat of Friesach, a place in the Austrian state of Carinthia. [German]
Kunsthaus Wien
There is a splash of colour in the grey streets of the 3rd district of Vienna: the Kunsthaus Wien. The former furniture factory for Thonet chairs now houses a museum for Friedensreich Hundertwasser and shows photo exhibitions that attract attention.
Templar museum
The Templar Museum at Lockenhaus Castle (Austria) presents the history of the Knights Templar. Besides that, it tells about Austrian places related to this military order.
Michaelertor in Vienna
On your walks through the historic district, you will almost inevitably pass through it: the Michaelertor in Vienna. The baroque portal frames the shortest path from the Heldenplatz to the expensive shopping streets near the Wiener Graben. [German]
Silent Night Museum in Hallein
In August 2006, I went to the Silent Night Museum (Stille-Nacht-Museum) in Hallein. It primarily deals with Franz Xaver Gruber who is considered the composer of the famous Christmas carol Silent Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht).
Lower Belvedere Palace
Lower Belvedere Palace (Unteres Belvedere) and Upper Belvedere Palace (Oberes Belvedere) constitute an ensemble near Vienna Central Station (Hauptbahnhof). In the beginning, the Lower Belvedere Palace served as the home of Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Franciscan Church in Graz
Two beauties of Graz: The landmark of Graz named Uhrturm in the background and the Franciscan Church (Franziskanerkirche) in the foreground. The church is part of the oldest monastery in the city. Sometimes I walk through the hidden cloister for relaxing from the hurly-burly of the shopping streets in Graz.
Sundial in Tamsweg
This sundial on the parish church of Tamsweg was created in 1741. It shows James, son of Zebedee (Jakobus, Sohn des Zebedäus) The saint is also known as James the Great (Jakobus, der Ältere). The depiction of this structure refers to the fact that James is the patron of the church. [German]
Sundial in Maria Saal
Sundial fans find this piece on an outer wall of St Mary’s Church in Maria Saal. The church is also known as Propstei- und Wallfahrtskirche Mariae Himmelfahrt or Maria Saaler Dom. [German]