Guided tour of Vienna
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Owl sculpture on technical university
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Karlskirche in background
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Art-deco Karlsplatz building designed by Otto Wagner
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Staatsoper (Opera House)
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Albertina Museum on the left
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Courtyard of the Hofburg, Vienna's Imperial Palace
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Kaiser (Emperor) Franz
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Through the gate and into the Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square)
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Distant domes are Fine Art Museum (left) and Natural History Museum (right)
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Erzherzog (Arch Duke) Karl, who defeated Napoleon's troops in 1809
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Interior of dome over gate in previous photo
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Remains of old Roman wall
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Decorated horses
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Stephansdom (cathedral)
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Gothic architecture
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Modern architecture
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Stephansdom interior
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Dizzy view from atop the Eagle Tower of Stephansdom
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Another dizzy view
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The giant Riesenrad (Ferris Wheel) in the distance
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Eagle Tower detail
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The South Tower
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The Pummerin Bell in the Eagle Tower (44,383 lbs., largest bell in Western Europe)
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Human statue
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Mozart lived here
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Café de l'Europe
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We relax and watch people go by
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Watching people go by
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Shady walkway
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We visit the Kunsthistorisches (Museum of Fine Arts)
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Pedestal art by Gustav Klimt
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View through window pane distortion
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Natural History Museum (opposite Fine Art Museum)
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Toilet whimsy in Karlsplatz subway station (near the opera)
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"The Glorious Three," poster ad for the Caricature Museum in Krems
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Farewell dinner
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Two last songs--"Goodnight Irene" and "Brahms' Lulaby"
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