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Danubius Brunnen - Vienna
Danubius Brunnen
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architecture: THINGS ARE LOOKING UP...LITERALLY!
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  • themajor
  • Updated By themajor on June 22, 2005
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  • THE SKY'S THE LIMIT! - Vienna
    THE SKY'S THE LIMIT!
    by themajor
    Indeed they are! For this tip isn't so much 'off the beaten path' as 'totally above it'. In a city like Vienna where you are overwhelmed by the beauty of so many of the buildings, it's obvious that during the course of your sightseeing you're bound to be miss something...and I don't mean the final sitting for breakfast or the last tram home! There's nothing wrong in missing out some of the sights. After all it's nice not to rush your visit and turn it into a mad race to complete a touristy checklist...and it's always good to leave something special to look forward to on return trips. So I have plenty of museums and palaces that I have yet to prance around and, yes, one day I really will take a spin in a fiaker. However, it's amazing how much you miss even in the places you have visited. My advice is this...

    1. Remove your solartopi or similarly wide-brimmed headgear.

    2. Tilt head upwards approximately 10-20 degrees.

    3. Examine your surroundings ABOVE street level.

    ...and there you have it! Twice the fun at no extra charge!!

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    architecture: Fountains
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  • Fam.Rauca
  • By Fam.Rauca on August 17, 2005
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  • Fountains - Vienna
    Fountains
    by Fam.Rauca, 4 more photos
    The two fountains on each side of the opera house were created by Josef Gasser (1817-1868).
    They represent two worlds: music, dance and joy on the left, and the siren Lorelei supported by sorrow, love, and vengeance on the right.

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    architecture: Schmollgruber Haus - the smallest house in Wien
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  • By globetrott on May 20, 2004
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  • The smallest house in Vienna - Vienna
    The smallest house in
    Vienna
    by globetrott
    Take a look at "Vienna's smallest house" in Wien 7, Burggasse 3.
    It is just a bit more than 1,45 meters wide and fills a tiny spot between 2 houses and the street and dates back to 1872.

    Inside the building is a famous shops for old and new clocks by Friedrich Schmollgruber, a specialist also for repairs of old clock-works of all ages.

    He also has a shop and a clock-museum in Steyr.

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    architecture: Palais Trautson
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  • Updated By globetrott on October 22, 2005
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  • Palais Trautson - Vienna
    Palais Trautson
    by globetrott, 4 more photos
    Palais Trautson dates back to the year 1710 and was built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723, and also the architect of Karlskirche ).
    He built the Palais for "Obersthofmeister" Fuerst von Trautson.
    Oberst-Hofmeister was one of the highest ranks at the court of the emperor.
    Today the Palais is not open for the public, but used by the ministery of Justice and police-officers are guarding there the whole day, so you better behave well !!
    You may see it of course from OUTside, like I did, from a small park in front of it.
    The Palais is in the 7th district, close to Neubaugasse and Bellaria-Kino.
    A-1070 Wien, Museumstrasse 7

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    architecture: Anker Clock.
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  • Updated By chiara76 on November 25, 2005
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  • Anker Clock, back of it. Vienna. - Vienna
    Anker Clock, back of it.
    Vienna.
    by chiara76, 1 more photos
    The Anker Clock is a piece of Art Nouveau in the centre of the city. You will find it on Hoher Markt.
    It is a clock from 1914 year projected by Franz Matsch. It was on the building which owner was an Insurance Firm called Der Anker. There are figurines which you can see at each hour and at noon listening to the music you can see all figurines, their parade.

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    architecture: Try the COFFEE from the MOCCA CLUB!
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  • Updated By longsanborn on December 13, 2006
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  • Colonial Furnitures in the Club - Vienna
    Colonial Furnitures in the
    Club
    by longsanborn, 2 more photos
    The Mocca Club is Vienna´s Speciality Coffee House & Bar, featuring the biggest selection of single origin coffees. The Mocca Club offer over 45 freshly roasted single origin coffees and blends from all over the world. The Coffee can be Jamaica Blue Mountain, Kopi Luwak, or coffee beans from Hawaii, Kenya, Colombia, China, Costa Rica, Yemen, or Australia.

    Besides the speciality coffee, they have a selection of creamy, hot-chocolates, whole leaf teas, pastries, international chocolates, breakfast and small snacks day and night, cocktails for the evening hours and world music all day round. Happy hour is from 6 -8 pm; 50% off the cocktail prices.

    Another nice thing about this Club is the colonial hardwood furnitures that decorate the interiors. You can sit in these furnitures, enjoy your coffee or chocolate or cocktails, and/or relax, read a book, etc.

    Mocca Club is located at Vienna´s Naschmarkt, on Linke Wienzeile 4, 1060 Vienna (6th district); next to the Wine & Co. Wine bar.

  • Phone: +43-1-5870087
  • Website: http://www.moccaclub.com
  • Other Contact: E-mail: coffee@moccaclub.com
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    architecture: Orangerie / Palmenhaus im Hofgarten
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  • Updated By globetrott on October 23, 2005
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  • Orangerie / Palmenhaus im Hofgarten - Vienna
    Orangerie / Palmenhaus im
    Hofgarten
    by globetrott,
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    Look for the ornaments in Palmenhaus im Hofgarten - they were recently totally restored.The Palmenhaus also offers a great restaurant with a terrace to have coffee in the atmosphere, the emperor and his noblemen used to enjoy . Opposite of palmenhaus you will find one of the few places in the centre of Vienna, where you may spend the day, sitting on the grass of the park called Hofgarten.
    Palmenhaus is behind of Albertina and in the backside of Hofburg - it is best to enter it from Ringstrasse.
    Next to Palmenhaus you may see the "Schmetterlingshaus" - a building full of exotic butterflies - NOT dead like in Naturhistorisches Museum, BUT alive and flying around !

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    architecture: Palais Ferstl & Cafe Central
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  • Updated By globetrott on October 22, 2005
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  • Palais Ferstl - the shopping-arcade - Vienna
    Palais Ferstl - the
    shopping-arcade
    by globetrott, 4 more photos
    Palais Ferstl reminds me a bit of a palace in Venice - from inside and from outside as well. You may enter it from Freyung and will walk through a great gallery of exclusive shops and beautifully decorated arcades. At the end of the gallery you will come to a fountain inside of the building, and from there you may go as well to Cafe Central - well known for its beautiful arcades and architecture and celebrities like Peter Altenberg, a famous Viennese poet, who used to spend almost the whole day in the Cafe, meeting friends and writing his books...
    Palais Ferstl and also Cafe Central have also an entrance from Herrengasse.
    While Cafe Central will be open untill 10.00p.m.,the shopping-arcade of Palais Ferstl will be locked at around 09.00p.m.

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    architecture: ARCHITECTURE IN VIENNA
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  • By mel_bee on May 19, 2003
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  • Baroque detail at the Belvedere - Vienna
    Baroque detail at the
    Belvedere
    by mel_bee
    If you are a student or just fascinated by architecture, then Vienna is a great place to see many different styles. The Roman influence can be found on Hoher Markt, Baroque is found in many palaces and the Belvedere, Biedermeier can be seen in examples such as the Dreimäderlhaus, Art Nouveau is dotted all over the city such as the Sezession and finally more modern architecture can be seen at the Hundertwasserhaus or Haas Haus.

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    architecture: Cute shops
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  • Updated By croisbeauty on November 7, 2006
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  • cute clock shop - Vienna
    cute clock shop
    by croisbeauty, 2 more photos
    There are three such a small shops in a raw offering classical look cloks made by the local craftsmen. I cannot say much of its location, but it is definetely in the centre of the town and in a walking distance from the cathedral. Clocks like this one might be a nice memory from Vienna.

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