Vienna Opera House / Wiener Staatsoper
Wien, AT
By day. "Real Magic" from a different angle. I've posted a night shot of this spot from the night before.
Happy Day and Weekend!
A song springs to mind, a favorite for a long time. Really.
Be real. Be safe. Be seen by the reel-to-reel.
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This Way Out
Obvious musical pairing, because sometimes there is not
Sometimes Doors appear. And spirals too. Visually, I like the rays (Rays!) and patterns overall. To my eyes, "so European".
Classic. Like One Way Out at tje Fillmore East, several spirals and doorways ago. (along with Whipping Post & Eliz. Reed)
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Safe Travel
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Magic. Yes, magic.
Have a magical weekend.
Photo is in front of the Vienna Opera House at night.
So many sounds and fine sound-tracks for "magic".... 🎶
moments, castles, eyes, words... #Magic #music
Hope all are OK in the wake of Hurricane Ian, across FL and the Carolinas. #StaySafe
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By the mid 1720's, the legendary prince had moved into the newly completed "Upper Belvedere", palace,, higher up on the hill looking down at the first Palace he'd built a decade earlier, the "Lower Belvedere" (so called once there was an upper). While the reflecting pond regretfully refused to reflect for me - be it time of day/angle of sun, clouds, or water level (given European drought) elsewhere) - whatever. The reflection gods seem to have remained back at Freud's house.
So Prince Eugene got to enjoy some 13 years here with his garden view, before passing on, and - heirless - passing on his palaces back to his beloved Austria, where he devoted himself after initially being raised as nobility in France's court of King Louis XiV.
Not by design, but I paired a post yesterday (Lower Belvedere) with "Lucky Man", a little bit relevant (nobleman off fighting for country) but without a sudden tragic ending. In real life the Prince was fragile in his final years, but died at home in his sleep. And this palace is stunningly beautiful - and I should add that the two palaces now comprise museums with some of the world's finest art, including the biggest/best collection of Klimt. Nothing broke-down about this palace, though it lost its creator, reborn as an art treasure.
Here's a song totally un-related (at least obviously) to this gorgeous palace, which has been but is not now broke down. Well... life,
simply a twist of #fate, or i-Ching.... thinking of "Palace" songs this sprang to mind. A powerful song about passings, actually, a beautiful song with which the Grateful Dead sometimes ended sets , and which many have chosen as a funeral tribute since.
(Check out the tear-jerker comments on YT if you go there; it is truly a great song, and for some very powerful, hopefully better now.
There are many castle songs which are great ("Castles Made of Sand" comes to mind, guess JH had a thins: "Spanish Castle Magic")
Anyway, I really spent years without hearing/thinking (Grateful) Dead, and now they're popping up. Fate. #Castles
So yeah, long live the Prince (in legacy), long live the King (of England now)... plus the Kings/Queens of Music.
And 'they don't make Palaces like they used to!' ;)
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Why I like travel... (learning/history)
This Prince had many enviable palaces and bought this bit of princely property on the hill, envisioning fa proper Venetian summer palace after buying some prime land in the early 1700's. The construction of this here began in 1712. By 5 years later, the Prince had paid dearly to buy out a would-be neighbor in his gardens, and he nevertheless persevered and also built his masterpiece.
And then, fast forward to the Roaring (17)20's, and the original (Lower) Belvedere palace became the little twin brother of that awesome castle of castles, the Upper Belvedere.
Sadly, weather & time, etc., didn't give me that classic water pond reflection in front of the Upper Belvedere. But I did get one or two okay shots of that palace, which indeed is King of the Hill now. To be honest I was imagining, given the heat there in Summer '22, I might find a dried up pond, after hearing of entire rivers being dehydrated in nearby Germany. So, maybe a lower level? But it's there!
So Prince Eugene died without any heirs nor any will, and long story short, Welcome to Wien. Some great builders and artists & ... royalty. (not to mention landscape nee property)
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The "wave-breaker" carousel, known colloquially as "Scherm", offers a breeze and great view of Wurstelprater. In opulent classic form.
Want to see the collection of extreme amusement rides - especially roller coasters and free-flights from tall towers, etc. ?
An accidental find as I was trying to ID one of the other rides (this) at The Prater. Vienna's famed amusement park. I'd photographed and rode the giant Ferris wheel, Wiener Riesenrad, which got me some nice views at sunset, but I also saw some extreme-looking rides, especially roller coasters and some other daredevil rides. I had no idea just how extreme this park's collection of thrill rides is.
#MyPhoto #Prater #Luftikus #Riesenrad #Amusements #RollerCoasters #Fenfotos #Vienna #Wien #Scherm
Golden Hour at Prater, Vienna's magnificent amusement park, and no rain! (very iffy)
Waiting on line / queuing for this as I looked up. Appreciating the craftsmanship more and more.
Hoping to be somewhere on this wheel somewhere 'round sunset.
Meanwhile, Prater begins to light up in neon as dusk approaches. I posted one from phone, will have some more soon from 'film'.
I love self-titling photos. 😉
Sound-track: Roundabout
#HappyAutumn #MyPhoto #Wien #Vienna #Prater #Wiener-Riesenrad #Ferris #FerrisWheel #Fenfotos #music #Yes
Two More Butterflies from *Das Schmetterlinghaus*
Blue and orange beauties seen at the Imperial Butterfly House of The Hofburg (Wien/Vienna)
ID'd: Morpho achilles (blue) / Julia (orange) -> Sound Track
#myphoto #butterflies #Schmetterlinghaus #Vienna #Wien #nature #photography #fenfotos #music #Beatles #Julia
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Sigmund Freud's Game Box
It's the weekend! Coming soon. Let the games begin!
Even Freud, studious & serious, was a huge fan of games.
Nice set here! From his home/office at Berggasse 19, Wien (Vienna).
The earlier photos I posted, of his famous couch, were taken a few days earlier, in London, where Sigmund and Anna wound up after the Holocaust, thanks to Marie Bonaparte and other admirers and patrons. Only a few relics (original) returned to his home of many years, and now there is an art gallery too, featuring Lucien Freud, Dali, de Chirico , and others.
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I look at this and I see a Rorschach card. It is what the title says! :)
Elegant place for a late-nite bite and .... Bernstein. :)
Across the street from the Vienna Opera, with its walk of music, stars like Strauss.
-Danke, @Harry Göhde
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The actual ....
As my prior post would not display the player, coming from Peertube. (Yes, I know!) Anyway, a #hippopotamus
A short #nature video clip, #MyPhoto at the #Schönbrunn #Zoo #Wien #Vienna - Travel photos: http://www.fenfotos.com
Now where was I? I remember! And the song, too. Along with the roof.
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Summer Sunday, and a year...
There's this store where the creatures meet
I wonder what they do in there
Summer Sunday, and a year
I guess I like it fine, so far
#MyVideo #MyPhoto from the world's oldest zoo, the Tiergarten Schönbrunn
#Vienna #Wien #hippopotamus #hippopotami #music #Doors #musica #musique #nature
Speaking of Schönbrunn Palace...
This is a huge complex, akin (as is The Hofburg) to a palace complex such as The Vatican. I nibbled at the edges, avoiding indoor tours when the sun was out. And on the weekend: Prater (Amusements) & nature - including the world's oldest zoo (on these grounds) and the Imperial Butterfly House.More weekend fun at the world's first (and rather humane) zoo, after a quick visit to the Palm House.
Large Palm House Schönbrunn
"The Great Palm House was built by the Ignaz Gridl company between 1880 and 1882 on behalf of Emperor Franz Joseph I according to plans by the court architect Franz Xaver Segenschmid. With a total area of 2,500m², it was the largest glass house in the world when it opened on July 19, 1882. The building, made up of prefabricated parts, is 111 meters long, has a maximum width of 28 meters and reaches 25 meters at its highest point." - source / Thin-sliced: "Lots of glass".
Next, a look at who's hanging out at the zoo.... Oh look! Koala!
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And, speaking of circles and history..... And buckets.
#Stonehenge, #Freud & #Ferris ✓ And #Vienna too.
Pt. 1: London Eye / Freud / Stonehenge
Pt. 2: THIS Ferris Wheel - Located within The Prater, what many would describe as an 'amusement park' with grand-scale rides, including some aerial wonders as well as bumper cars and the iconic Wiener Riesenrad Giant Ferris wheel. Plus a park full of food.
"The Giant Ferris Wheel was built to mark the 50th jubilee of Emperor Franz Joseph. At the time of its opening (21 June 1897), Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel was the tallest of its kind at 64.75 meters." - wien.info - And Meanwhile... the wheel spins on.
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