The 4 Capitals at Danube River - Vienna, Austria

The 4 capitals at Danube river - Vienna, Austria

 

Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen in the Black Forest of Germany at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg.
The Danube then flows southeast for 2,872 km (1,785 mi), passing through four Central and Eastern European capitals.

Vienna (German: Wien) is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.75 million (2.5 million within the metropolitan area, more than 25% of Austria's population), and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 9th-largest city by population in the European Union.
The city lies in the east of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. Along with nearby Bratislava, Vienna forms a metropolitan region with 3 million inhabitants.
In 2001, the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Whilst is also known as "The City of Music", because of its musical legacy (see Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler and Joseph Haydn), Vienna is also said to be "The City of Dreams" because it was home to the world's first psycho-analyst Sigmund Freud.

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Next, Vienna images (taken @2011, December):

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 Panoramic view, taken from Donau Turm

 Donau Turm

 Stephansdom

 A monument

 A church

 State Opera

 Albertina

 

 National Library

 Panoramic front view of Schonbrunn Palace

 Panoramic backside view of Schonbrunn and Gloriette, Palace

 Desert House at Schonbrunn

  Desert House at Schonbrunn

 Schonbrunn Zoo

 Schonbrunn Zoo

 Schonbrunn Zoo

  Plant House at Schonbrunn

 

Plant House at Schonbrunn

 Prater

 Prater - View from The Wheel

 Prater - The Wheel

Panoramic View - Neue Donau by night

 Belvedere - Front view

 Belvedere - Backside view, by night

Panoramic view of Hofburg inside square by night

Panoramic front view of Hofburg

 Panoramic front view of Hofburg

 Panoramic view of Hofburg inside square

 Michaelerplatz, Hofburg

 Old house in the Ring

 Justice Palace

 University

 Rathaus

 

 Rathaus by night

 A monument

 Parliament

 St Francis of Assisi Church

 Karlskirche

Farnwarme

 Musikverein

 

 Imperial Burgtheater

 Geographical and Science Museum

 Johann Strauss Statue

 

Votive Church

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