Vienna-Austria-II
As promised in Vienna part I, here is part two of the recent Vienna trip post series. I'm not going to write too much, best to just put forth the photographs I took. Hope you enjoy.
Belvedere
There are in fact two palaces on the Belvedere grounds and they lie in the middle of a splendid park. These were constructed by the famous Baroque architect J.L. von Hildebrandt, for Prince Eugene of Savoy .
Vienna Clock museum
This tiny finger sized clock above is the worlds smallest pendulum clock!
Spanish riding school night shot
As advertised by the school, "the Spanish Riding School in Vienna is the only institution in the world which has practiced for over 430 years and continues to cultivate classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the haute école."
Rathaus - City Hall
Vienna's Rathaus (City Hall) is one of the most splendid amongst the numerous monumental buildings of Austria's capital. It was designed by Friedrich Schmidt and was erected between 1872 and 1883. The City Hall was built in gothical style, with a tower similar to gothic cathedrals.
Burgteather vis-a-vis from the Rathaus
Empress Maria Theresia handed over an unused dance-parlour to a theatre-company named Sellier in 1741. Later, in 1888, the company moved into a closeby house designed and erected by C. von Hasenauer together with Gottfried Semper. This building was used as theatre house since then.
It is also knows as 'Burg' or 'Haus am Ring' .