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The Vienna Opera on Ringstrasse-Boulevard.In 1860, architects Siccardsburg and Van der Nuelle began the new opera house which was opened with Mozart's Don Giovanni on May 25,1869.After severe bomb damage during WW II the opera reopened in 1955 with Fidelio.
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The Vienna Opera on Ringstrasse-Boulevard.In 1860, architects Siccardsburg...

The Vienna Opera on Ringstrasse-Boulevard.In 1860, architects Siccardsburg and Van der Nuelle began the new opera house which was opened with Mozart's Don Giovanni on May 25,1869.After severe bomb damage during WW II the opera reopened in 1955 with Fidelio.
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The Vienna Opera on Ringstrasse-Boulevard.In 1860, architects Siccardsburg...

Cafe Central in downtown Vienna,a center for fin-de-siecle literati and politicians.Trotzkij used to play chess at the Cafe Central,Victor Adler, leading socialist,writers Karl Kraus,Peter Altenberg and Elias Cabetti were among the regulars.
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Cafe Central in downtown Vienna,a center for fin-de-siecle literati a...

So-called "Majolicahouse",Vienna.The facade consists of a tree with blossoms of Italian majolica tiles. 1898-1899.
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So-called "Majolicahouse",Vienna.The facade consists of a tree with blossoms...

"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gentlemen's outfitters,was Vienna's first uncompromisingly modern building.It caused a scandal as the "house without eyebrows". 1910-1912. The elegant staircase to the upper floors.
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"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gent...

"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gentlemen's outfitters,was Vienna's first uncompromisingly modern building.It caused a scandal as the "house without eyebrows". 1910-1912. The elegant staircase to the upper floors.
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"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gent...

"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gentlemen's outfitters,was Vienna's first uncompromisingly modern building.It caused a scandal as the "house without eyebrows". 1910-1912. The elegant staircase to the upper floors.
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"Loos-Haus",built by Adolf Loos for the company of Goldmann & Salatsch,gent...

"Le Moulin de Daudet". Here the poet Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) wrote his famous "Letters from my mill" and "The Goat of M. Seguin". The mill overlooks the hills of Provence and the town of Fontevielle.
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"Le Moulin de Daudet". Here the poet Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) wrote his famou...

Fieldmarshal Johann Joseph Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz (1766-1858). Canvas,68,5 x 55 cm Painted around 1850
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Fieldmarshal Johann Joseph Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz (1766-1858)....

Anna of Hungary (1503-1547),sister of King Ludwig of Hungary and wife of Emperor Ferdinand I,brother of Emperor Karl V. Wood, 34 x 58 cm,painted 1525.
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Anna of Hungary (1503-1547),sister of King Ludwig of Hungary and wife of E...

The relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683. Foreground: a halberd.
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The relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683. Foreground: a halberd.

Uniform worn by Major Henry Percy, when he carried the news of the victory of Waterloo to London. At Waterloo Napoleon was finally defeated by the Allied armies on June 18th, 1815.
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Uniform worn by Major Henry Percy, when he carried the news of the victory...