Vienna was also the birthplace of psychoanalysis, Zionism and Nazism (unfortunately, Austrians have not learned much from their history, and have a right extremist party in the government, let’s hope this will change soon!).
If you come with me, I’ll take you on a Photographic Tour of this city. We will begin the tour in the Stadtpark (city park), in front of Johan Strauss’ Denkmal, one of the symbols of Vienna. This memorial is a work of Edmund Hellmer, but it’s not the only monument in this park. There are more monuments dedicated to other Austrians: to Schubert, to Anton Bruckner, to Lehar and to Robert Stolz. The park itself is a must see in the capital of Austria.
We’ll now leave the park and visit another of the city’s landmarks, the State Opera House. It’s not far from here (about seven minutes on foot), so we’ll go walking ...
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This Opera House was almost totally destroyed in the World War 2, but soon after was reconstructed following the original plans (it was reopened in 1955). The origins of this Opera House are not very fortunate; one of its architects (Eduard van der Nüll) killed himself because he couldn’t stand the negative reaction of the citizens of Vienna to his work. The other architect (August von Sicardsburg) died soon after too. But nowadays is one of the most famous Opera Theaters in the world. Some of the best directors of all times have performed here, the list is almost endless, but to name just a few: Mahler, Strauss, Krauss and von Karajan. viena
We’ll now take a tramway (tram D) and visit one of the most important Baroque works in the world: the Belvedere Palace, it’s not far from here so it will take us less than a quarter ... [next Wien