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Vienna 3

I was suffering museum and guided tour fatigue, so here I'm just walking my camera around a few important sites in central Vienna, with a pleasant break for lunch.(Adjust your screen brightness as necessary.)
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  • 01-Graben, enroute from Stephansdom to PetersKirche. The street was created around 1220.

    01-Graben, enroute from Stephansdom to PetersKirche. The street was created around 1220.

  • 02-Monument on Graben commemorates the end of the 1697 plague.

    02-Monument on Graben commemorates the end of the 1697 plague.

  • 03-PetersKirche, 1702-1733. Fabric covers facade repair work.

    03-PetersKirche, 1702-1733. Fabric covers facade repair work.

  • 04-The coachman points, "On to PetersKirche." Note "WC" signs on lampposts

    04-The coachman points, "On to PetersKirche." Note "WC" signs on lampposts

  • 05-Not "Yahrzeit" as we use it. This is the "4 Seasons Fashion Store."

    05-Not "Yahrzeit" as we use it. This is the "4 Seasons Fashion Store."

  • 06-Hofburg Palace (former Imperial palace). The Michael Wing (18th century) seen from Michaeler Platz

    06-Hofburg Palace (former Imperial palace). The Michael Wing (18th century) seen from Michaeler Platz

  • 07-Library corner at Michaeler Platz

    07-Library corner at Michaeler Platz

  • 08-Hofburg Palace entry from Michaeler Platz

    08-Hofburg Palace entry from Michaeler Platz

  • 09-Coach and driver in Michaeler Platz

    09-Coach and driver in Michaeler Platz

  • 10-Detail in arch above entry from Michaeler Platz. Date of inscription is 1893.

    10-Detail in arch above entry from Michaeler Platz. Date of inscription is 1893.

  • 11-Dome of Hofburg over Michaeler Platz entry

    11-Dome of Hofburg over Michaeler Platz entry

  • 14-Inside the Michaeler gate

    14-Inside the Michaeler gate

  • 15-Statue of Joseph II just inside the Michaeler gate. The inscription reads "Amorem meum populis meis," Latin for "My love is for my people."

    15-Statue of Joseph II just inside the Michaeler gate. The inscription reads "Amorem meum populis meis," Latin for "My love is for my people."

  • 16-Looking back, through the gate from Michaeler Platz

    16-Looking back, through the gate from Michaeler Platz

  • 17-The Swiss Gate (name refers to the Swiss Guards employed by Maria Theresa, 18th century)

    17-The Swiss Gate (name refers to the Swiss Guards employed by Maria Theresa, 18th century)

  • 18-Through the Swiss gate, in the palace yard

    18-Through the Swiss gate, in the palace yard

  • 19-Your guess is as good as mine

    19-Your guess is as good as mine

  • 20-Butterfly House

    20-Butterfly House

  • 21-Schmetterling Haus and greenhouse

    21-Schmetterling Haus and greenhouse

  • 22-Greenhouse and Palmenhaus Cafe (neon sign). Burggarten (foreground) originated when Napoleon's troops blew up parts of the palace in 1809 to provide green space.

    22-Greenhouse and Palmenhaus Cafe (neon sign). Burggarten (foreground) originated when Napoleon's troops blew up parts of the palace in 1809 to provide green space.

  • 23-Burggarten, with Greenhouse and Butterfly house (left), Zweig Institut (ahead). Note the people on the far roof (left and right).

    23-Burggarten, with Greenhouse and Butterfly house (left), Zweig Institut (ahead). Note the people on the far roof (left and right).

  • 24-In particular, this window washer...

    24-In particular, this window washer...

  • 25-Burggarten

    25-Burggarten

  • 26-Burggarten statue

    26-Burggarten statue

  • 27-Burggarten statue

    27-Burggarten statue

  • 28-Museums: Ephesus (right) and Fine Arts (background).

    28-Museums: Ephesus (right) and Fine Arts (background).

  • 29-Ephesus Museum

    29-Ephesus Museum

  • 30-Sculpture at the top of Ephesus museum

    30-Sculpture at the top of Ephesus museum

  • 31-Albertina Museum (graphic arts). 65,000 drawings and 1,000,000 prints, including those of Albecht Durer and Gustav Klimt

    31-Albertina Museum (graphic arts). 65,000 drawings and 1,000,000 prints, including those of Albecht Durer and Gustav Klimt

  • 32-Albertina Platz. Memorial against war and fascism. Granite elements from Mauthausen concentration camp are arranged where the Philipphof House once stood (destroyed in March 1945, killing 300).

    32-Albertina Platz. Memorial against war and fascism. Granite elements from Mauthausen concentration camp are arranged where the Philipphof House once stood (destroyed in March 1945, killing 300).

  • 33-Albertina Platz, 1:52 PM

    33-Albertina Platz, 1:52 PM

  • 35-Cafe Mozart, est. 1794

    35-Cafe Mozart, est. 1794

  • 36-Cafe Mozart

    36-Cafe Mozart

  • 37-Cafe Mozart

    37-Cafe Mozart

  • 38-From my table in Cafe Mozart

    38-From my table in Cafe Mozart

  • 39-From my table at Cafe Mozart

    39-From my table at Cafe Mozart

  • 40-State Opera House, 1861–1869. Opened in 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Destroyed 1945, reopened 1955. This loggia survived the bombing and is original.

    40-State Opera House, 1861–1869. Opened in 1869 with Mozart's Don Giovanni. Destroyed 1945, reopened 1955. This loggia survived the bombing and is original.

  • 41-A Mozart musician

    41-A Mozart musician

  • 42-State Opera House. The top figure above the fountain represents the siren Lorelei, and the lower two represent dance and joy.

    42-State Opera House. The top figure above the fountain represents the siren Lorelei, and the lower two represent dance and joy.

  • 43-State Opera

    43-State Opera

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    03-PetersKirche, 1702-1733. Fabric covers facade repair work.
    04-The coachman points, "On to PetersKirche." Note "WC" signs on lampposts
    05-Not "Yahrzeit" as we use it. This is the "4 Seasons Fashion Store."