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  • Elvin BrookingTravelerEuropean Holiday
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    • Day 38
    • Friday, June 7, 2024 at 2:15 PM
    • ⛅ 27 °C
    • Altitude: 181 m
    • AustriaRadetzkyplatz48°12’35” N  16°23’35” E
    1Hosting Pride Week on the grounds of Vienna's RingstraBe: Votivkerche Church
    Pallas Athena the God of Wisdom stands proudly outside the portico, alongside ancient historiansBronze statue 'Young Athlete' by Josef Müllner in front of a reduced Greek copy of Theseus TempleCarriage gateways from Imperial Palace across to what were the Imperial stables3The feats of HerculesMozart statue2Johan Strauss statue Apparently this is the most sought after, and photographed statue in Vienna2Little 'golden' musicianLooking towards Karlskirche Church, as seen from strolling Vienna's streets

    Vienna - Day 3

    June 7, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
    Glenn Henderson

    TravelerWhat is the wire mesh for? To stop tourist?

    6/7/24Reply
    Elvin Brooking

    TravelerThey doing reno work and I believe it's to prevent any damage to the sculptures from any wayward flying debris

    6/8/24Reply
    Tania Davis

    TravelerJohan Strauss statue Apparently this is the most sought after, and photographed statue in ViennaInteresting. I’d understand that if Strauss wasn’t in gold. I think the gold detracts from the interesting surround.

    6/8/24Reply
    Elvin Brooking

    TravelerReally funny is that it's in a really nondescript area, and we were just walking past on our way back to our accommodation and the Gold us what caught our eye, otherwise we probably would have walked straight past without realising the significance of it

    6/8/24Reply
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