Young Athlete & City Hall

The bronze statue "The Young Athlete" in front of the Theseus Temple in Volksgarten and the City Hall in the background last Sunday late in the afternoon. It wasn't as chilly as it looks in this photo.

Bicycle Parking

In Vienna you have to lock your bicycle carefully to make sure that it is not stolen. As I don't want to take a risk, I never leave my bicycle outside... Other people choose to attach their bicycle to the fence of a park. Unfortunately you can't see that it is installed at breast height. Maybe the owner thinks that it better blends in with the leaves this way...

Still Bundled up

The roses in Volksgarten are still bundled up in burlap bags to be safe from cold damage.

Winter Trees

Last Sunday the weather was rather varied  - clouds and snowfall alternated with sunshine, only the chilly wind lasted the whole day through. I took a short walk to enjoy the last sunrays of the day and to take this picture in Volksgarten.

Put Your Wool Hat on

Somebody was worried that the "The Young Athlete", a bronze statue in Volksgarten might have cold and gave him a wool hat. Very thoughtful!

Rust & Ivy

It's funny how sometimes the "little things" catch your eyes... On Sunday this was the case with the iyy and the rusty fence of Volksgarten.

Triton And the Nymph

The fountain "Triton and the nymph" is located in Volksgarten and was built in 1880.

Studying in the Park

I can read a magazine or a book in a park, but I'm easily distractible and could never study like this young man in Volksgarten.

Flowers in Volksgarten

Spring flowers in beautiful pots in a quiet corner of Volksgarten, a public park in the city center.

The "Horse" And The Reader

Yesterday afternoon in Volksgarten: a man enjoying some winterly sunrays while reading a book and a musician with a horse mask playing accordion...

An Afternoon in the Park

It seems as if spring has finally sprung: the last few days were warm and sunny and the trees were budding. On Sunday afternoon I walked across the Volksgarten where a lot of people were enjoying the beautiful weather. By the way, the white building in the background is the Theseus Temple.

Does This Look Like Spring?

I took this photo yesterday afternoon in the Volksgarten. Look at those icicles! Spring, where are you?... By the way, this fountain was created by the German-Austrian sculptor Anton Dominik Ritter von Fernkorn in 1866.

A Walk in Snowy Volksgarten

Vienna is again covered with a thin blanket of snow.

Theseus Temple #3

My last Sunday afternoon walk led me to the Volksgarten and the still immaculate white Theseus Temple.

Painting in The Park

Some people (me) walk hastily through the Volksgarten, some others (this girl) take the time to paint...

A Quiet Place

A quiet corner in Volksgarten...

Theseus Temple #2

When I recently passed by the beautifully renovated Theseus Temple in Volksgarten, I couldn´t resist taking another photo. In the background you can see the spire of the Minorite Church.

The Young Athlete

This bronze statue of a young athlete (1921) by Josef Müllner is located in front of the Theseus Temple in Volksgarten. With the current iciness he must be freezing...

Theseus Temple #1

The Theseus Temple, located in Volksgarten and created by Peter von Nobile from 1819 to 1823, is a smaller copy of the Temple of Hepheastus in Athens, Greece. Until 1890 the temple housed a sculpture of Theseus by Antonio Canova that can now be found at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Fine Arts). After some years of renovation the temple is now gleaming in new splendor.

Franz Grillparzer

This monument to Austrian writer Franz Grillparzer (1791-1872) is located in Volksgarten. Grillparzer, who graduated in law and was for a long time director of the archives at the Imperial and Royal Hofkammer, became famous in 1817, after the first performance of his tragedy "The Ancestress". This monument (the photo shows only a detail) was designed by architect Karl Hasenauer and opened in 1889.