Josefskirche am Kahlenberg

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St. Josef auf dem Kahlenberg (St. Joseph on Kahlenberg)
Josefsdorf
Vienna, June 2018

“In 1628, Ferdinand II gave a plot of green land on the Josefsberg (also Josephsberg, today known as the Kahlenberg), to the Camaldolite Order. There, they founded their settlement, the Camaldolese Hermitage. Eleven years later, construction was mostly complete but would not be finished until 1683. In that year, St. Joseph’s Church was heavily damaged by fire due to the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna. During this siege, the city was freed by a relief army from there onwards, an event which the church still commemorates in its foyer today. The new construction of St. Joseph’s Church was not entirely completed until 1750. In 1783, it was sold to Leopold Kriegl and consecrated two years later. By 1847, this St. Joseph’s Church had already fallen into extensive ruin, when it was sold to Klosterneuburg after Kriegl went bankrupt. The church was acquired by Johann Finsterle, a Viennese master locksmith in 1852, who then had it restored and rededicated. Since 1906, the chapel has belonged to the Resurrectionists who have renovated it at high cost.” (St. Joseph on the Kahlenberg, Vienna Trips)

Majolikahaus

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Majolikahaus (Majolica House) by Otto Wagner, 1899
Linke Wienzeile 40
Vienna, June 2018

“The most famous of these is the Majolikahaus or Majolica House, at Linke Wienzeile 40. Its facade is entirely covered with majolica, or colorful glazed earthenware tiles in the floral designs which characterized the early Vienna Secession. The facade decoration was made by his student Alois Ludwig. The facade was not only decorative, but had a practical purpose; the tile facade could be easily cleaned by using fire hoses.” (Linke Wienzeile Buildings, Wikipedia)

Ruferin

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“Ruferin” (Calling Angel) by Othmar Schimkowitz, 1898
Linke Wienzeile 38 (by Otto Wagner)
Vienna, June 2018

Bertha von Suttner

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“Die Waffen nieder” (Lay Down Your Arms)
Bertha von Suttner monument by Siegfried Charoux, 1959
Bertha-von-Suttner-Hof
Favoritenstraße
Vienna, June 2018

“Bertha Sophie Felicitas Freifrau von Suttner (née Countess Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 9 June 1843 – 21 June 1914) was an Austrian-Bohemian pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate (after Marie Curie in 1903), the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Austrian laureate.” (Bertha von Suttner, Wikipedia)

Wiedener Elisabethkirche

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Wiedener Elisabethkirche (St. Elisabeth Church in Wieden)
Sankt-Elisabeth-Platz
Vienna, June 2018

Franz Lehár

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Lehárdenkmal (Monument to Franz Lehár) by Franz Coufal, 1980
Stadtpark, Parkring
Vienna, June 2018

“Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe).” (Franz Lehár, Wikipedia)

Dodekaederstern

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“Dodekaederstern” by Herwig Hauser, 2013
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Vienna

Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz
Vienna, June 2018

“The sculpture ‘Dodekaederstern’ was constructed on the occasion of the reopening of the former PVA-building at Rossauer Lände in Vienna for the Faculties of Mathematics and Economic Sciences in 2013. The geometric figure is defined in all of its details by just one algebraic equation. Its star shape refers to the name of the Oscar-Morgenstern-Platz and it illustrates the interplay of various fields of mathematics such as invariant theory, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory.” (Dodecahedral Star, Dodekaederstern)

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom

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Generali Media Tower by Hans Hollein, 2000
Taborstraße
Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom by Jean Nouvel, 2009
Praterstraße
Vienna, June 2018

Haas-Haus

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Detail of Haas-Haus (Haas House) by Hans Hollein, 1990
Stock-im-Eisen-Platz
Vienna, June 2018

“The Haas House is a building in Vienna at the Stock-im-Eisen-Platz. Designed by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein, it is a building in the postmodernist style and was completed in 1990. The use of the Haas-Haus is divided between retail and a restaurant. The building is considered controversial owing to its contrast with the adjacent Stephansdom cathedral.” (Haas House, Wikipedia)

Choir rehearsal

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Choir rehearsal
Burggarten, Josefsplatz
Vienna, June 2018

“When Napoleon’s troops withdrew from Vienna in 1809, clutching the Treaty of Schönbrunn and their souvenir fridge magnets, the mess they left behind demanded a redesign of the area around the Hofburg palace complex. Part of this redesign was the creation of the Kaisergarten or Emperor’s garden, a private area for the Imperial family to (I assume) take off their shoes and enjoy a picnic. The authorities extended the area in 1863, then reduced it again a few decades later to create space for the Neue Burg palace extension that now borders one side of the park. Following the demise of the monarchy and the change to a republic in 1919, the Kaisergarten passed to the state. Many streets and similar were renamed to remove the Imperial connection. And so the Emperor’s Garden simply became the Burggarten.” (Burggarten, Visiting Vienna)

Freiwilliger Durchgang

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Freiwilliger Durchgang (Voluntary passage)
Raimundhof
Windmühlgasse
Vienna, June 2018

“This somewhat mediterranean, super charming passageway, the Raimundhof, is a true treasure. It can get kind of confusing trying to find it, but once you find it, it´s like a tiny village stuffed into a small alleyway. Entering from Mariahilfer Straße, you´ll first pass a beautiful yard that´s leading to a narrow passageway, here you’ll find some really funky boutique stores, like a jewellery store and Superfood Deli – the go-to eatery for those looking to be super human by eating superfoods. Venture in a bit deeper and you’ll find Graf & Gräfin, a little heaven of a store for stylish folk and a few little unique cafes. It also makes for a great and pretty shortcut when going between Gumperndorfer Strasse and Mariahilfer Strasse.” (Raimundhof, Vienna Würstelstand)

Kaiser Franz I

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Kaiser Franz I. Stephan von Lothringen
(Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor) by Balthasar Ferdinand Moll, 1780
Burggarten
Josefsplatz
Vienna, June 2018

“Francis I (Francis Stephen; French: François Étienne; German: Franz Stefan; Italian: Francesco Steffano; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI. Francis was the last non-Habsburg monarch of both the Empire and Austria, which were effectively governed by Maria Theresa. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children.” (Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Wikipedia)

Casa Piccola

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Grand Café Casa Piccola
Mariahilfer Straße
Vienna, June 2018

Omofuma Denkmal

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Omofuma Denkmal (Omofuma memorial) by Ulrike Truger, 2003
Mariahilfer Straße
Vienna, June 2018

“Marcus Omofuma (10 May 1973 – 1 May 1999) was a Nigerian asylum seeker in Austria who died due to police brutality while being deported. His death became a symbol for anti-racist movements in Austria. Omofuma was part of the Yoruba fraternity Ogboni and was escaping Nigeria from death threats within the fraternity. In 1994, he arrived in Germany and failed to gain asylum. In November 1998, he fled to Austria and again sought for asylum due to his persecution by the Ogboni fraternity. The Austrian authorities declined his asylum in two instances and detained him from December 1998 on. On 1 May 1999, 25-year-old Omofuma was being deported from Austria. Three police officers put him in a plane operated by Balkan Airlines to Sofia. Because he was resisting, they fettered and gagged him and fixed him on his plane seat. The tape that was used to fetter him was not checked during the whole flight and it made it impossible for him to breathe. He died painfully during the ca. 1 hour flight. His death was realized when landing in Sofia.” (Marcus Omofuma, Wikipedia)

Haus des Meeres

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Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea)
Esterházypark
Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz
Vienna, June 2018

“The Haus des Meeres (HdM, House of the Sea) is a public aquarium in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Esterhazy Park in downtown Mariahilf district, one block south of the busy Mariahilfer Straße. The Haus des Meeres houses over ten thousand aquatic beings on an area of around 4,000 square meters (43,000 sq ft) inside a tall concrete flak tower built during World War II. In 2012 the Haus des Meeres attracted a record high of 650,000 visitors. The Haus des Meeres is managed by Aqua Terra Zoo, a private non-profit organization which, according to its web site, receives only marginal financial support from municipal authorities. However, the maintenance costs for the former flak tower are paid by the taxpayer.” (Haus des Meeres, Wikipedia)

Josef Ressel

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Statue of Josef Ressel by Anton Dominik Fernkorn, 1863
Resselpark, Karlsplatz
Vienna, June 2018

“Joseph Ludwig Franz Ressel (Czech: Josef Ludvík František Ressel; June 29, 1793 – October 9, 1857) was a forester and inventor of Czech-Austrian descent, who designed one of the first working ship's propellers. He worked for the Austrian government as a forester in the more southern parts of the monarchy, including in Motovun, Istria (modern-day Croatia). His work was to secure a supply of quality wood for the Navy. He worked in Landstrass (Kostanjevica on the Krka river in Carniola in modern-day Slovenia), where he tested his ship propellers for the first time. In 1821 he was transferred to Trieste (modern-day Italy), the biggest port of the Austrian Empire, where his tests were successful. He was awarded a propeller patent in 1827. He modified a steam-powered boat Civetta by 1829 and test-navigated it in the Trieste harbor at six knots before the steam conduits exploded. Because of this misfortune, the police banned further testing. The explosion was not caused by the propeller being tested, as many believed at the time.” (Josef Ressel, Wikipedia)

Leopoldsbrunnen

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Leopoldsbrunnen (Leopold's Fountain) by Johann Frühwirth, 1680/1804
Graben
Vienna, June 2018

“The second, southwestern, fountain was presumably built in 1561. When in 1638 it was decided to establish new fire regulations, new fountains on the Freyung and the Graben were likewise deemed necessary. The two fountains were therefore rebuilt. At the behest of Leopold I, the fountains were adorned with sculptures of Saints Joseph and Leopold, which were executed by the sculptor Johann Frühwirth. These were later replaced with lead figures by Johann Martin Fischer. Frühwirth's statues have since been lost.” (Graben, Wikipedia)

Kaiser-Joseph-Denkmal

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Monument to Emperor Joseph II by Franz Anton von Zauner, 1807
Josefsplatz
Vienna, June 2018

“Josefsplatz is centred on a full-sized equestrian statue and monument of Emperor Joseph II, erected by sculptor Franz Anton von Zauner between 1795 and 1807. Modelled on the statue of Marcus Aurelius on Capitoline Hill in Rome, the statue was commissioned by Emperor Francis II who, from the age of 16, had been raised under the supervision of his uncle, Joseph II. The depiction of Joseph II as a Roman conqueror, dressed in a toga and a laurel wreath, reflects the Habsburg belief that they were descendants of the ancient Roman emperors.” (Josefsplatz, Wikipedia)

Rikkancs

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“Rikkancs” (Newsboy) by Szőke Lajos, 2012
Hild tér
Budapest, September 2017

“Hild Square is a nice and lively place in the 5th district, near Deák Ferenc square. It has a big playground, many benches to sit on, and a nice, easily accessible fountain. But our favorite part of this place is the statue of a newsboy: the sculptor said he was inspired by the boy who sold newspaper on Kálvin Square in the twenties. It totally brings that era back.” (Hild Square, BudNews)

Rossmann

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Rossmann drug store
13 ulica Grobla I
Stare Miasto (Old Town)
Gdańsk, September 2018

“The Green Gate (Polish: Brama Zielona, German: former Koggentor, now Grünes Tor) in Gdańsk, Poland, is one of the city's most notable tourist attractions. It is situated between Long Market (Długi Targ) and the River Motława. With the Golden Gate and the Highland Gate, the Green Gate spans the Long Market and Long Street, together comprising the Royal Route. The Green Gate was clearly inspired by the Antwerp City Hall. It was built 1568-71 as the formal residence of Poland's monarchs. It is a masterpiece by Regnier (or Reiner van Amsterdam), an Amsterdam architect, and reflects Flemish architectural influence in Gdańsk. Hans Kramer from Dresden was responsible for the construction plans. On 11–20 February 1646 the future Queen of Poland, Marie Louise Gonzaga, was entertained here. In the late 18th century the Nature Society was housed here, but soon moved to the Naturalists' House (Research Society House). Today the Green Gate houses the National Museum in Gdańsk. Exhibitions, meetings, conferences and shows are held here. The Gdańsk office of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa is located in one of the rooms.” (Rossmann, Wikipedia)