Vienna Day 1

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September 30th 2011

Published: March 13th 2024

We left Budapest at 8:00 a.m. for Vienna. The coach followed the M1 motorway through Hungary and then picked up the A4 in Austria. The drive took us through the Little Hungarian Plain, an area of rolling countryside south of the Danube in Western Hungary. After a rest stop midway, we reached Vienna at about 11:20 a.m. There was a break or lunch on our own before meeting for a walking tour of centr... Read Full Entry

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Votivkirche

Votivkirche - Votive Church. Built in 1856-1879 to commemorate Fran Josef's escape from an attempted assassination near the site. Rooseveltplatz 8. "In the Maximilians-Platz , with its planted grounds, between the Währinger-Str. and the Universitäts - Str., rises the Votive Church (Heilandskirche), the first important modern church in Vienna, erected in the Gothic style from designs by Ferstel in 1856-79, in memory of the Emperor's escape from assassination in 1853. The fine façade has two open towers, 315 ft. high, and numerous statues."--Baedeker 1911 P1260145

Votivkirche

Schönbrunn Palace Gates

Schönbrunn Palace entrance gate. Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260153p1

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace. Entrance Court. Initially constructed in 1619, rebuilt in 1696, and again in the Baroque style in 1744-1750. The palace is said to contain 1,441 rooms. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The imperial palace of Schönbrunn is the usual summer residence of the emperor (accessible in his absence only). It stands on the site of a hunting-lodge of 1570, enlarged in 1619, and named after a 'beautiful fountain', but destroyed during the Turkish siege of 1683. A magnificent new building was begun in 1696 by J. B. Fischer von Erlach but was left unfinished at the death of Emp. Joseph I in 1705. Under Maria Theresa, who often resided here, the building of the château was resumed from new designs by Nic. Pacassi in 1744, and it owes its present form to her and to her son Joseph II. In plan it vies with the palace of Versailles , the model of all the royal residences of that period, but the edifice itself is only about 660 ft. in length."--Baedeker 1909 P1260155p1

Schönbrunn Palace Entrance

Schönbrunn Palace. Front façade on the Court of Honor. Initially constructed in 1619, rebuilt in 1696, and again in the Baroque style in 1744-1750. The palace is said to contain 1,441 rooms. Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The imperial palace of Schönbrunn is the usual summer residence of the emperor (accessible in his absence only). It stands on the site of a hunting-lodge of 1570, enlarged in 1619, and named after a 'beautiful fountain', but destroyed during the Turkish siege of 1683. A magnificent new building was begun in 1696 by J. B. Fischer von Erlach but was left unfinished at the death of Emp. Joseph I in 1705. Under Maria Theresa, who often resided here, the building of the château was resumed from new designs by Nic. Pacassi in 1744, and it owes its present form to her and to her son Joseph II. In plan it vies with the palace of Versailles , the model of all the royal residences of that period, but the edifice itself is only about 660 ft. in length."--Baedeker 1909 P1260159p1

Court of Honor

Schönbrunn Palace. One of two fountains in the Court of Honor. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260180p1

Stables

Schönbrunn Palace. Former stables with a capacity for 100 horses. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260160p1

Garden Façade

Schönbrunn Palace. Garden façade from the Great Parterre. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260171

Hapsburg Eagle

Schönbrunn Palace. Sundial and Hapsburg Imperial Double-headed Eagle. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260178

Great Parterre

Schönbrunn Palace. Great Parterre. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The Park, 494 acres in area, laid out in 1753-75 by Steckhoven and J. F. von Hohenberg , with its straight walks, clipped hedges, sculptures, grottoes, and ponds, is one of the best-preserved examples of the old French palace garden, being conceived as a link between the great masses of masonry and the open country. The palace, however, lies unusually low, while the park mounts the hill, terminating in the airy Gloriette."--Baedeker 1909 P1260163p1

Crown Prince's Garden

Schönbrunn Palace. Crown Prince's Garden. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. P1260166p1

Bei der Kaiserfigur

Schönbrunn Palace. Great Parterre. Bei der Kaiserfigur. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The statues in Tyrolese marble on the parterre and the groups on the great Neptune Fountain were executed or modelled by J. W. Beyer (d.1806)."--Baedeker 1909 P1260170

Gloriette

Schönbrunn Palace. Gloriette and Neptune Fountain. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The statues in Tyrolese marble on the parterre and the groups on the great Neptune Fountain were executed or modelled by J. W. Beyer (d. 1806)."--Baedeker 1909 P1260174p1

Gloriette

Schönbrunn Palace. Gloriette at the end of the Garden. Built under the direction of Maria Theresa in 1775. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "Lastly we may ascend to the Gloriette (778 ft.), a colonnade 104 yds. long and 62 ft. high, built in 1775."--Baedeker 1909 P1260167p1

Bauhaus

Advertisement for Bauhaus, an Austrian home improvement store chain. Clever, as the apartment building could be a Bauhaus Movement design. P1260152

Müllverbrennungsanlage Spittelau

Müllverbrennungsanlage Spittelau - Spittelau thermal waste treatment plant. Designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1987. An interesting example of advanced design applied to an otherwise utilitarian industrial building. P1260189

Pfarre Grinzing

Pfarre Grinzing - Grinzing Parish Church. The church was financed and built between 1417 and 1426 by twelve local families, probably winemakers. Himmelstraße 25. P1260200

Grinzing

The Vienna suburb of Grinzing at dusk. Grinzing has its origins as a village of viticulture and winemaking. "... the extensive vineyards of ... Grinzing (910 ft.; Café Rudolfs-hof, with garden; Berger's Garden Restaurant), above the charmingly-situated village, with its numerous villas."--Baedeker 1909 P1260196p1

Pfarre Grinzing

Pfarre Grinzing - Grinzing Parish Church. The church was financed and built between 1417 and 1426 by twelve local families, probably winemakers. Himmelstraße 25. P1260201

Heuriger Reinprecht

Heuriger Reinprecht in Grinzing. A Heurige is an Austrian (Viennese) wine tavern where the most recent year's vintage is sold. Cold and hot food is also sold, though the establishment is considered to be different from a restaurant. Cobenzlgasse 22. Venue for the Heurigen Dinner on our Globus Imperial Splendors tour. P1260204p1

Robert Stoltz Plaque

Plaque commemorating operetta composer Robert Stoltz. Stoltz enjoyed coming to Heuriger Reinprecht in Grinzing and composed music there. P1260206

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