Frank Trnka's Czech Adventures - 2009, 2012, 2014 & 2017: August 19, 2014

Very full day trip to Vienna today! Too late to deal with all the photos, so just a teaser!

Lucie lived in Vienna at various times during her education and has wanted for some time to share some of her favorite spots. We finally had a chance to do that yesterday.

Karlskirche

Overlooking Resselpark is the magnificent Karlskirche, a Baroque church commissioned in 1713 by Emperor Charles VI. An 18th century Habsburg domed cathedral with a 32.5m platform for views of the ornate frescoes.

Resselpark - "Hill Arches" by Henry Moore

Musikverein

Renowned classical music venue with a packed program including local and international performers.

Bösendorfer Showroom

Schwarzenberg Monument

Cafe Schwarzenberg

Established, traditional cafe for specialty coffee and tea, pastries, classic food, concerts and events.

Plachutta's Gasthaus Zur Oper

J. and L. Lobmeyr

Frank's American Bar and Restaurant

Domkirche St. Stephan

Vienna's Cathedral, the Gothic Stephansdom, was built in the 14th century at the site of an earlier church, of which two towers were incorporated.

Mozarthaus Vienna

Morawa Wollzeile (bookstore)

Gutenburg Statue

Gelateria Luciano Zanoni GesmbH (Zanoni Eis)

Ankeruhr von Franz Matsch - Vienna's Astronomical Clock

Peterskirche

The Peterskirche is a high baroque church with an overwhelming interior excessively decorated with gilded sculpture groups and magnificent ceiling frescoes.

Pestsäule

Late 17th-century sculpted Holy Trinity column, built to commemorate victims of the plague.

Hofburg Imperial Palace

Michaelerplatz is a square dominated by the Michaelertor, a grand archway leading to the heart of the Hofburg.

Michaelerkirche

The Ruins

Looshaus

Elegant, 1911-era Modernist-style former bank building with wooden interior and design exhibitions.

Heading through the Michaelertor

The other side

Schweizertor

Neue Burg

Bundeskanzleramt

The Federal Chancellery, abbreviated BKA, is a federal agency on cabinet-level, serving as the executive office of the Chancellor of Austria.

Theseus Temple

Volksgarten

Parlament

Austrian Parliament Building

Rathaus

The Rathaus is a building in Vienna which serves as the seat both of the mayor and city council of the city of Vienna.

Burgtheater

The Burgtheater, originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world.