More from Day One in Vienna

Vienna is a fairly big city, spread out over a large area. There was lots of interesting stuff to see. In addition to the fun/quirky stuff I shared in my previous post, we saw two really pretty churches (or cathedrals), and a bunch of other architectural interestingness, too.

I’ll save the church pics for the next post. Here are some of the other cool buildings we saw in Vienna on day one.

The first couple of pictures were taken in the neighborhood near our apartment. The closer we got to the center of the city, the more ornate the buildings became.

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Those designs are etched into the plaster.

 

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We suspect that is a TV tower.

 

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Fancy residence?

 

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A small section of the parliament building.

 

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Statue in front of the parliament building.

 

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Another small section of the parliament building.

 

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Hotel housed in a building dating back to 1900/1901.

That building isn’t very old (in the big scheme of things), but it has history. The hotel’s website says…

The Neuer Markt, also called Mehlmarkt (translated: Flour market) is one of the oldest places in Vienna. It’s first mentioned under the name of “Novum Forum” in 1234. Next to it is one of the most popular shopping miles in town, the Kärntner Straße. In its former times, the Neuer Markt was used as a grain market. Until the 19th century grain, flour and legumes have been sold here. In 1739 the beautiful Donnerbrunnen became the centre of the place and attracts many people now. The buildings around this place have the character of prestigious middle-class houses.

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Rathaus (town hall)

 

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Cool Sky

 

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Random Fountain

 

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Just some random buildings.

 

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Statue on Building Corner

 

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Pretty building.

 

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Motorbike Parking Spot

 

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Another random pretty building.

 

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Fountain

 

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Cool statue on corner of building.

 

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Side street in shopping district.

 

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Building facade in shopping district.

 

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Ornate statue.

 

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Modern building amidst the older ones.

 

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Cool Reflection

 

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Pretty Fountain

 

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Pretty building facade.

 

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Cool building.

 

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Another cool building.

It really is a pretty city. The pictures don’t do it justice. The churches or cathedrals we entered were amazing, and we only entered two. There’s so much more we didn’t see, but we thoroughly enjoyed the things we did see.  Wait ’til you see the churches. 

Those pictures are in the next post.

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