Here are a few of the first pictures from Vienna. The first group is a variety of Vienna sites in general, including the very impressive churches I toured. The second group is from the Hofburg Imperial Palace and that is followed by a group of pictures from the Schonbrunn Palace.
Me outside St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Stephen's Cathedral interior
Organ at St. Stephen's Cathedral
Mozart statue on Hofburg Palace grounds
Me at Mozart statue
Hofburg Imperial Palace
Monument to Austrian history at National History Museum
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Rotunda ceiling at Kunsthistorisches Museum
Rotunda and stairwell at Kunshistorisches Museum
Historical sculpture at the museum
Me in front of a bust of Franz Joseph I at the museum
Art display at the museum
Typical display room
Stairwell landing displaying sculpture at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
National History Museum of Austria
Schonbrunn Palace view from garden side
Schonbrunn Palace garden view
Schonbrunn Palace front street view
Schonbrunn Palace
Fountain in plaza in front of my hotel in Old Town Vienna
My hotel in Vienna
Street scene near my hotel in the Old Town
Street scene near my hotel in the Old Town
Street scene near my hotel in the Old Town
St. Peters Church
View of St. Peters Church from the entrance
Alter at St. Peters Church
Ceiling at St. Peters Church
Organ at St. Peters Church
Strings ensemble after performance at St. Peters Church
St. Charles Church wide view from entrance
St. Charles Church interior view from entrance
Organ in St. Charles Church in Vienna
Alter of St. Charles Church
Ceiling in St. Charles Church
Ceiling at St. Charles Church
Strings ensemble at St. Charles Church after performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The following group of images are from the Hofburg Imperial Palace tour which include the Hofburg Treasury, the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments. The first pictures are from the Hofburg Treasury, which contain one of the world’s most stunning collections of royal regalia including sparkling crowns, jewels and gowns. When you get to the full size images of Empress Elizabeth (Sisi) and Emperor Franz Josef I, the pictures that follow are from the Sisi Museum and Imperial Apartments where they actually lived.
Schonbrunn Palace was the summer palace of the Hapsburgs. It’s is on the outskirts of Vienna and grew from a hunting lodge in the 16th century to the palace it is today. Below are a few pictures from my tour of the palace grounds where the Vienna Philharmonic performs their summer concerts and the royal apartments of the Hapsburgs.
