St. Michael’s Square (Michaelerplatz) faces the elaborate entrance into the Hofburg from Kohlmarkt. It was an important crossroads as early as Roman times and recent excavations have uncovered the remains of Roman and medieval foundations and drainage systems, along with the remnants of the old 17th century Burgtheater.

The Maria-Theresien-Platz of Vienna is a large square (Platz) joining the Ringstrasse (Vienna’s giant, round, central street) with the Museum Quarter.

Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. Here are some photos from around the city.

The building of Karlskirche, at Karlsplatz, was started in 1715 following plans of one of the most famous Austrian Baroque architects, Johann Fischer von Erlach. It is the biggest cathedral in Baroque style north of the Alps.

Heldenplatz (Heroes Square) will go down in history as the scene of Hitler’s speech to hundreds of thousands of cheering Austrians after the 1938 Anchluß or annexation which confirmed Austria as part of the Third Reich.

The Burggarten was constructed in 1819 by Ludwig v. Remy and Franz Antoine. In 1901 the “butterfly house” was constructed in the Burggarten, with hundreds of free-flying tropical butterflies.

Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. It was extremely cold outside, so we only took a few photos before calling it a day. The first picture is Justin with Matthias. Matthias found us wandering the streets late at night, trying to find our hotel, and was […]