FotW - Vienna #3

FotW - Vienna #3

Schoenbrunn Palace,
the summer palace of the Habsburgs,
has no less than 1440 rooms.


If you want to know more about it,
visit http://www.schoenbrunn.at/

You are mistaken if you think this isn't in Vienna.
Morning has broken... and "clone houses" do exist here too.
22nd district

FotW - Austria #2

FotW - Austria #2

The austrian flag is one of the oldest flags in the world.
It dates from 1191,
when Duke Leopold 5th fought in the battle of Acre during 3rd crusade

If you want to know more about the battle:
Wikipedia

"Franz von Assisi Kirche"

This church was build from 1898 to 1910
when Franz Josph I. had his golden anniversary.
For that anniversary there was a competition
and Victor Luntz who was the architect of this church won with his design.
Luigi Luccheni murdered the wife of the emperor (Kaiserin Elisabeth) in 1898.
A gold mosaic inside remembers this tragedy.

2. District ("Leopoldstadt")
Mexikoplatz

FotW - Vienna #1

Let me introduce you to the
Fact of the Week (FotW).
From now one I post every now and then a fact about Vienna or Austria
which I hope you didn't know and find interesting!

FotW - Vienna #1

Tiergarten Schönbrunn in Vienna
is the oldest zoological garden in the world,
founded in 1752.

If you want to know more about it,
visit www.zoovienna.at/

There is a reason Vienna sometimes is called

"the green city"

This photo may look like manipulated
but it's actually the view from the U2
(underground railway 2)
Yeah right, underground railway! ^_^

22. District ("Donaustadt")

The turtles in Viennas "Tiergarten Schönbrunn",
the oldest zoological garden in the world, founded in 1752,
enjoy their fresh meal