Herrengasse in downtown Vienna A friend asked me to take some "tourist pictures" of Vienna - so this is one. On the left, the Albertina, Church of St. Augustine (Court Church), a wing of the Imperial Palace and at the back a bit of the Spanish Riding School. "Photo of the Week" July 21st 2010
Detail from a flag mast in front of the Parliament in Vienna. Three of these griffins support each of the tall masts.
Burg Kreuzenstein on a hillside near Vienna, Austria, there has been a castle here since the middle ages. However, the current "castle" is a collection of castle rooms and towers collected in the late 19th century from all over Europe.. It houses large collections of furniture and furnishings. Visiting Kreuzenstein is like getting a quick dip into architecture, wealth, and art throughout medieval Europe.
