Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
Content Creation & Fine Art Photography
Just like similar projects in Paris, the Ringstrasse development in the 19th century completely transformed Vienna. Out came the medieval city walls and moats; in went the Staatsoper, the Burgtheater, parts of the Hofburg, the Parliament, and the neo-gothic Rathaus (“Town Hall”). Completed in A.D. 1883, Friedrich von Schmidt’s town
The Viennese hated the Staatsoper (“State Opera House”) when it was built. Designed in a Neo-Renaissance style by two architects – August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll – the building was the first cornerstone on Vienna’s Ringstrasse. Begun in 1861, the Staatsoper was finished eight years later in
Franz Josef I was a vocal critic of the Staatsoper. Nevertheless, the Emperor was shocked when one of the architects, Eduard van der Nüll, hanged himself. Apparently, from that point onwards, Franz Josef always responded to questions about his opinion of artistic projects with the phrase, “It was very beautiful,
Regardless of its melancholic history, the Staatsoper is not nearly as beautiful as the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest or as tasteful as the Opernhaus in Graz. But it’s hard to beat the music.
Visiting Vienna is a bit like someone landing an 800 pound Sachertorte on your head and inviting you to eat your way through it. It’s manageable for the first 10 minutes or so. You may discover this when you first encounter the Hofburg, the sprawling Imperial Palace of the Habsburg
