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Statue of Franz I in the inner courtyard of the Hofburg Palace. Viewed: 280 times.
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Tea and a Sacher-Torte (chocolate cake with a ribbon of apricot jam)from the Cafe Sacher. Hotel Sacher Wien was founded in 1876 by Eduard Sacher, son of the inventor of the Original Sacher-Torte. Viewed: 211 times.
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It was good. (We ate the rest too.) Viewed: 198 times.
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The Rathaus (city hall)(view from back)
Friedrich von Schmidt, who had been the architect of the Cathedral of Cologne, designed and built Vienna's City Hall. Viewed: 195 times.
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The Rathaus courtyard. (back) Viewed: 179 times.
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The Rathaus courtyard. (front)
It is the most important secular building in the neo-Gothic style in the city, between 1872 and 1883. Viewed: 186 times.
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The chandelier and wood ceiling in the parliment.
Viewed: 183 times.
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Rathaus (front) The tower measures 321 feet, not including the "Iron Knight of City Hall" (Eiserner Rathausmann) who measures almost 20 feet to the top of his pennant. This knight on top of the tower has become one of the symbols of Vienna.
Viewed: 188 times.
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Burgtheater. The theater was built from 1874 to 1888. An international food festival was going on when we were there. Viewed: 189 times.
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