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Ballhausplatz 2
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has been the seat of the highest Austrian
administrative power for nearly 300 years.
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illuminate the lettering and lunette
of the main entrance of the Chancellery.
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of the Hofburg,
the Imperial Palace,
lit to a golden hue by the
setting evening sun.
Here are the offices of the
Austrian President located,
right across the square
from the Chancellery.
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Located at the park's entrance from
the Ballhausplatz/Heldenplatz side.
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Volksgarten
Only a few steps from Ballhausplatz 2
To the left, beyond the park,
on Ringstrasse,
the Parliament building
and City Hall,
to the right the Burgtheater.
beautiful shots. as for the last one I feel like walking in Athens
ReplyDeleteThe detail in the architecture is stunning.
ReplyDeletebeautiful..love walking in twilight..architecture is stunning
ReplyDeleteevlahos:
ReplyDeleteThank you. :-)
I haven't been to Athens (yet),
so I think of the Greek temples by the sea, in Paestum, south of Naples.
Seamus:
Sometimes I get a feeling of drowning, in a sea of stunningly beautiful buildings, even in the outer districts.
backpakekr:
From the Golden into the Blue Hour and Aurora, really hard to choose which one is more magic, isn't it?
I lve the fountain shot!
ReplyDelete-happy sighhhhhhhhhh-
ReplyDeleteMari-Nanci