Vienna (Wien), Austria

When Mom visited me in Poland, we took took a trip to Vienna and Prague. Vienna is the capitol and most populous city of Austria. It sits on the Danube.

Cat friendly city

Austria's largest city

Vienna State Opera, c. 1869

Vienna had canals

Hundertwasserhaus

Apartment house

We visited Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere Palace.

Schönbrunn Palace

Closer

Gates at Belvedere Palace

Sphinx statue in Belvedere Gardens 

Palace grounds

The Danube Tower is the tallest structure in Austria. It is 827 feet high and ranks as the 61st tallest tower in the world. We took one of the two high speed elevators to the viewing platform.

The Danube Tower, c. 1964

These are 30+ year old slides!
Some of the scans in this post are from postcards.

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Post created 25 May 2026

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