Odyssey 2018 - Imperial opulence, Baroque splendor, and chilling reminders from the past

Sculpture "Stairway to Heaven"

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"An approximately five-meter-high, dynamic staircase made with 131 Bibles, built by the artist Jochen Höller, invites the visitors of the [Michaelerkirche] church to align themselves heavenward. If you look with your eyes over the bible steps into the heights of the church space, you automatically look into the baroque sky above the altar, in the center of which the Trinity is symbolized by a ray-crowned triangle. "I came to the sculpture 'Stairway To Heaven', too. What happens to Bibles that have no owner? ‘. In some religions there are indeed something like bible burials. Then I started collecting Bibles and had the idea to present them in a church and make a 'Stairway To Heaven'. “ https://www.erzdioezese-wien.at/site/nachrichtenmagazin/schwerpunkt/kirchekunst/article/62661.html

Art exhibit in front of altar, Michaelerkirche

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A work by a local artist, Zhanina Marinova, intended to raise the issue of human trafficking.

Sidewalk cafés, but no takers

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Potted palm trying to cope with 28-degree-temperatures.

Beef, mushrooms and avocado

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From Dee's kitchen