Vienna at night showing some of the traditional sights in the 1st district - St. Stephan's Cathedral, St. Paul's Church, Vienna's first 'skyscraper' from the 1900s. Taken from the 70m high rotating Skyliner, through the plexiglass windows, ISO 2500.
University of Vienna Courtyard The companion shot to yesterday's arcade shot. There are several events this year to celebrate the university's 650th anniversary. To Terry's comment yesterday about not honoring women faculty: The first woman allowed to teach at the university was Elise Richter who taught in the 1920s and 30s as an 'extra-ordinary professor' but was never granted tenure. As a Jew, she was fired in 1938, deported to Theriesenstadt in 1942 and killed. Not all the history here is savory. Today, still only about 10% of the faculty is female.
Arcade of the University of Vienna The University is celebrating its 650th anniversary this year. This main building isn't 650 years old, of course. It was opened in 1884. The arcade surrounds three sides of a central courtyard. There are busts and memorials to important professors. [including finally since 1955 a bust of Sigmund Freud, and more recently one for a woman.]
