Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
New Colors in the Quarter
In preparation for warmer weather the loungers are out at Vienna's Museums Quartier and they certainly brighten up a gray day. Walking around them, it's easy to imagine you've been shrunk and placed in a kindergarden playground.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Letting the Sunshine In
These blue slats appear to be a great idea and a modern interpretation of traditional shutters—closed, they provide shade from direct sun while still permitting light through and open, they let the sunshine in. Improved comfort and energy efficiency through smart design. And they look good, too. Love it! On Vienna's Franz-Josefs-Kai.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Light Pole and Dark Silhouette
A Jugenstil light pole and a silhouetted chimney sweep stand against the elegant architecture of a domed turret on Vienna's Wipplingerstrasse.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Fiaker at a Stop Light
Horse-drawn carriages, fiakers, are common sights in Vienna's First District. This one, paused at a stop light at Stubentor, is on its way to the stables for the evening.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Asparagus Palace
Known as Spargelburg (Asparagus Castle) for its asparagus-like columns, Vienna's Palais Coburg, now a luxury hotel, was built in 1845 by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, uncle of the United Kingdom's Queen Victoria.
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