Austria
posted by yfryer on 18 August 2010 at 12:05
Stephansdom is the number one sight to see in Viennaand is incredibly beautiful. It has a very gothic facade with a multi coloured tiled roof. Inside its dripping in sculptures and flourishes. We went to Mass inside the catheral on Sunday morning and though we couldn't understand the sermon, the acoustics were amazing and the choir sounded amazing.
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Stephans platz
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Vienna
architecture
music
church
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posted by hkettlewell on 18 August 2010 at 12:02
This is a small tucked away museum and not somewhere you'd neccessarily go. Its really interesting though and has lots of exhibits about made up languages from the utopian - esperanto, to the bizarre- klingon. There are also great exhibits about the role that individuals, Shakespeare being the most noteworthy example, played in shaping languages.
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Palais Mollard,
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posted by hlaborde on 18 August 2010 at 11:56
This building was constructed to comemorate the seccession movement of artists moving away from the Vienna Accademy. Its a really beautiful building with ornate carvings and relief work running round the walls. Its most recognisable by its ornate golden dome. Its quite overpriced to get in, and the only thing really worth seeing is the Beethoven frieze by Klimt in the basement. That said, it is an incredible and completely iconic piece.
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www.secession.at/e
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Vienna
art
modern art
architecture
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posted by lrobinson on 18 August 2010 at 11:49
If you get to the opera house at 10 o'clock or so, you can queue for a couple of hours to get a standing ticket for that evening's performance. The tickets only cost three euros and even though you don't get a seat, you can survive by leaning against a railing. The opera house is absolutely vast and amazingly beautiful inside.
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central Vienna
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Vienna
music
opera
architecture
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posted by banana on 17 April 2007 at 12:56
Tunnel is a restaurant right in the middle of the Vienna student district. It's known for excellent and cheap food, as well as exhibitions and live music.
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TUNNEL - VIENNA - LIVE
Florianigasse 39
A-1080 Wien
www.tunnel-vienna-live.at
+43 1 405 34 65
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Vienna
food
restaurant
music
student
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