Bicycle on The Wall

I discovered this frontpart of a bicycle on a building in the 15th district. According to my parents who live around the corner, the building is affiliated to a youth hostel. I´m wondering if the hostel addresses particularly young people who love to ride a bicycle or if the bicycle is just a funny "sign".

Zacherlfabrik #2

Here´s a closer look at the beautiful tiles on the façade of the "Zacherlfabrik".

Zacherlfabrik #1

The "Zacherlfabrik", built in 1888 by Austrian architect Karl Mayreder, is reminiscent of a mosque. The Persian-looking façade recalls the economic relations with the country of origin of the insect powder that used to be made there. Today the building is used for exhibitions and concerts.

Flower Head

This head with fabric roses serves as decoration in the window of a jeweler´s shop in the city center.

Sweet Sunday #13

May I introduce Vienna´s currently most popular sweets to you? Cupcakes!!

Curious Girl

A colleague of mine sneaking into the section with the "X-rated" artworks of the new exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna. Sorry for the blurriness, I took the photo with my cell phone.

Spittelau

After a blaze in the 1980s, the façade of the District Heating Plant Spittelau was redesigned by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000) whose vision was a life in harmony and in harmony with nature. His architectural designs use irregular forms and incorporate natural features of the landscape. For a photo of an apartment house designed by Hundertwasser please click here.

Reflections #19

Reflections on the façade of the "Haas Haus", designed by Austrian architect Hans Hollein. For more reflections on this building please click here and here.

Blue Window Frames

When I passed by this apartment house, the trees at the doorway caught my eyes at first, but looking through my camera I also noticed the beautiful blue window frames.

Balcony #8

The past few days the weather was fine again... If I was the owner of this small balcony in the 7th district I would haved passed as much time as possible sitting there, watching the people in the street, reading, eating, enyoing the sun... I love all these flower pots and the rainbow flag.

Stripes & Reflections

What a delightful window display! I would love to sit at this table and have a cup of tea...(if it wasn´t in a shop window)...

Sunday Flowers #34

 "And 't is my faith, that every flower enjoys the air it breathes." - William Wordsworth  

White Out

The sculpture "White out" by Washington based artist Mark Jenkins (*1970) is part of the exhibition "Escape the Golden Cage" that I mentioned already yesterday. Click here for Jenkins'  website.

Escape The Golden Cage

"Escape the Golden Cage", the first urban art exhibition in Austria, currently takes place at the K&K Telegrafenamt (Imperial and Royal telegraph office). The exhibition presents renowned and young artists from Austria and around the world whose works are inspired by street art, graffiti and the urban life. The exhibitions runs through May, 25; the admission is free.

Under The Arcades

Last week we had temperatures around 30° C, this week we are freezing at 10° C... If you still want to eat in an outdoor area, I recommend the small French bistro at Palais Ferstel, where you can sit outside the restaurant but inside the palace and enjoy the beautiful arcades. Fore more images of the bistro please click here and here.

The Fulfillment

In 2012 one of Austria's greatest painters would have celebrated his 150th birthday: Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). On this occasion several Viennese museums are offering special exhibitions throughout the year.

The confectionary Oberlaa honours Klimt by creating a sweet replication of his oeuvre "The Fulfillment" (1905). The original painting is a design drawing for the mosaic frieze in the dining hall of Stoclet Palace in Brussels and can be seen at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna.

Pallas Athena

The Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, dominates the fountain in front of the Parliament. The fountain was erected between 1893 and 1902 by Carl Kundmann, Josef Tautenhayn and Hugo Härdtl, based on the plans by Baron von Hansen.

Façade Detail #13

A beautiful golden mosaic/relief on a building in Reichsratsstraße in the first district.

Happy Mother´s Day!

Today we are celebrating Mother´s Day. How about presenting your mother with a heart shaped cake as suggested by the confectionary Gerstner?

Typical Old Viennese Courtyard

A typical old Viennese courtyard with access balconies ("pawlatsche" in German) in the city center. In the first half of the 19th century most of the middle-class houses had courtyards like this one.