Otto Wagner: St. Leopold's Church at Steinhof. At the beginning of the 20th century, Otto Wagner created a masterpiece in the form of the Kirche am Steinhof, which is one of the most important sacred buildings

Otto Wagner: Stadtbahn Pavilion at Karlsplatz, Linke Wienzeile Buildings. Otto Wagner (1841-1918) was one of the first architects to oppose the architectural style of Historism popular at the turn of the

Porcelain Museum. The "white gold", as porcelain is also called, is the subject of this part of the series about museums and collections in Vienna that are worth seeing. In the museum of the renowned Augarten

The Heiligenstadt Testament. According to the motto "Beethoven belongs to all", Vienna is celebrating for one year the 250th birthday of the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who lived in Vienna

Ephesus Museum. Witnesses of a lost culture are the focus of part 7 of the series about museums worth seeing in Vienna. Ephesus, situated on the Turkish Aegean coast, experienced a heyday as the capital

Papyrus Museum. The sixth part of the series on special Viennese museums takes us to the land of the pharaohs. Using original papyri as well as antique textiles and everyday objects, the visitor to the

Coins Collection Part 5 of the series on Viennese museums specializing in a particular subject is dedicated to the Coin Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (KHM Wien). Münzkabinett Der 5. Teil

From the horse-drawn carriage to the subway. A time travel through 150 years of history of public transport in Vienna is at the beginning of the 4th part of my series on Viennese special museums. Thematically

A visit to Imperial Armoury and Phonomuseum. Ein Besuch in der Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer und im Phonomuseum. In the third part of my series about special museums in Vienna, I first take you back to the Middle

Museum about clocks, fire service and Romans. A time travel through the Centuries, a report on my visit to the Fire Service Museum and a small insight into the life of the Romans in the legionary camp

Globes, chocolate and music instruments. Vienna has a diverse range of museums. In addition to the renowned classical and modern museums, whose collections have an international reputation, there are a

Vienna around 1900. Around the turn of the century, the time was right for a new style in architecture. Representatives of an avant-garde artists' association such as Otto Wagner or Joseph Maria Olbrich

Museums in Vienna. The cultural drought is coming to an end. After cultural events had to be cancelled and museums closed two months ago due to the measures to contain the Corona virus, Vienna's cultural

As the seasons change. The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is a historical garden complex that is located in the 3rd district of Vienna directly adjacent to the Belvedere Garden. The garden

Peter Mitterhofer and the typewriter. Late autumn in 1866. In Partschins (in today's South Tyrol) a man sets off on a more than 600-kilometre-long march across the Alps to the imperial city of Vienna.

Expedition to the North Pole. This is the adventurous story of two bold men who set out 148 years ago with the expedition ship Admiral Tegetthoff and 22 men crew in order to explore the Arctic. They entered

Mit dem Lift ins Himmelsreich. Wien 1713. Die Pest wütet in der Stadt und rafft über 8.000 Menschen hinweg. Die geplagte Bevölkerung leidet und fleht um das Ende der Seuche. Noch im selben Jahr gelobt

Ein Besuch im MAK. Heute lade ich euch auf einen Streifzug in das Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK) in Wien ein. Das Kunstgewerbemuseum an der Wiener Ringstraße versteht sich als Schnittstelle zwischen

Silvesterpfad und Neujahrskonzert. Der Jahreswechsel ist in Wien ein großes Spektakel, das auch viele Gäste aus dem Ausland anlockt. Rund 750.000 Besucher waren in der Silvesternacht 2018/19 in der Wiener

Die unvergessenen Opfer der Donau. Auch dieses Jahr habe ich am Heiligen Abend als Zeichen des Gedenkens an die Verstorbenen eine brennende Kerze in das Fenster gestellt. Diesen Brauch habe ich von meiner