Travel – Austria

Saturday Snapshots #36

May 2, 2009

   Lean on me, Vienna – August 2007 This heavily-laden marble gentleman forms part of the spectacular Pallas Athene fountain outside the Austrian parliament building in Vienna.  The fountain was built between 1893 and 1902 and features a 4-metre statue of Athena (goddess of wisdom) wearing a gilded helmet, as well as numerous marble figures.  It’s [...]

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