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Golden Column, Parliament, Vienna, Austria

Golden Column, Parliament, Vienna, Austria

Originally known as the Reichsratsgebäude (Imperial Council Building), the Neo-Classical Austrian Parliament Building is one of the crown jewels in Vienna’s Ringstrasse. In A.D. 1869, an Imperial Commission decided that Greece – birthplace of democracy – should serve as the inspiration and appointed Theophil von Hansen to create a temple

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Danube and Inn, Pallas Athene Fountain, Parliament, Vienna, Austria

Danube & Inn, Pallas Athene Fountain, Parliament, Vienna, Austria

Like the fountain in Graz’s Hauptplatz, the figures at the bottom of the Pallas Athene fountain represent rivers. The Danube and the Inn are depicted in this photo; the Elbe and the Vltava are lounging at back of the fountain. The muscular ladies seated at the base personify the legislative

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