Thursday 15 October 2015

The Vienna City Hall
On a Rainy October Day


Vienna's City Hall
Looking up at Reichsratsstraße
The building on the left is the University of Vienna


Vienna City Hall
View from the National Theater


Rathausplatz
A rare sight, the square in front of City Hall
in all its glory, without tents or huts or ice skating rink

Photographed 8 October 2015
300s, 50mm lens
© by Merisi
Link:
The Vienna City Hall at wien.at:
"The City Hall is one of the most splendid amongst the numerous monumental buildings along Vienna's. Designed by Friedrich Schmidt (1825-1891), it was erected between 1872 and 1883. The architecture of the Ringstraße is dominated by historicism. In Historicism various stylistic elements of the past were combined into a style in its own right. Friedrich Schmidt however orientated himself just on one particular epoch. The City Hall was built in gothical style, with a tower similar to gothic cathedrals."

7 comments:

  1. It may be gray, or grey, but that Hall still looks fine. The calm before the bustle of Winter huts and stalls arriving.
    Love the perspective and angles in number 1.

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    1. Gray or grey, that is the question! ;-) I constantly haggle with myself between American and British spelling.
      I quite like the view of the roof-scape in the first picture, I had arrived by walking through the rose garden, then walked down to the Jonasschüssel for a quick coffee, and still having left time before I was expected at City Hall, I walked behind the university building and was really pleased by the sight of the roofline.

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  2. City hall really stands out, Merisi!

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  3. I like so much the Rahaus of Vienna. Won-der-ful !
    From here, I can see all ! http://webcam.anw.at/
    Nice weekend Merisi !

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  4. Jane Campbell17 October, 2015

    What a beautiful building!

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  5. I've been scrolling through your posts at last and never get tired of seeing pictures of Vienna.

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