We’ve visited Vienna a few times, so today we wanted to visit its almost-namesake, Wiener Neustadt (Vienna new town). It may help to know that despite this name, it was founded in 1194. As is almost inevitable, cyclemeter recorded our travels.
I may have taken too many photos. I definitely should have taken more notes on what I was capturing. However, quite a few of my photos are of information about the exhibits, so this has helped me read up a bit.
En route, walking to the museum
play-area on the train (movie)Some train-toilets are reserved for officially disabled people. But is it a PITA to have to carry a special key as well?outside Wiener Neustadt bahnhofmuralschoolarchitecturecity wallcultureSt Johann Nepomuk chapelWho made the statueElly with bike-racks outside the museum
in the museum
The museum has its own history.Richard the Lionheart was involved in the city’s foundation.About the city’s originsThe city’s strategic position. (Styria wasn’t officially part of Austria then, although it was ruled by the same duke..)church spiremodel of the medieval citychanges to the cityillustrated time-linerelics from a city-fire in 1834 (movie)portrait of the fire (movie, for no good reason)It’s common to call the city ‘Wiener’ Neustadt? And why the umlaut?Cathedral weather-vanesabout the cathedralpanorama of an exhibition for childrenhistory of the cloisterabout the jewish gravestones. I learnt too late that information on them is available via QR-codes.jewish gravestonejewish gravestonejewish gravestonewhere the sones had beenabout the castleabout the erasure-troveThis synagogue was demolished due to supposed WWII bomb-damage.The model was made in 2012-13.about the synagoguereconstruction of the interiorI’m not sure about this snake.Austro-Daimler had a factory in the city from 1899 to 1934.heaven over the cityrules for communal lifeThe museum has a couple of copies of objects so visually impaired people can experience them. I guess it’s a start.The jewish community in the middle-agesOnly rich male christian citizens could be citizens.craftsabout the Corvinus chaliceI can’t find any online information about the chalice and Matthias Corvinus.Maximilian 1 and his new townGunsmiths’ Sharpshooter Corps’ standardWhat do people trust?the evangelical churchgrowth of the city’s industry since the late 18th century (movie)early industrytextile industriestransport linksmobility and trafficcanalssugar factoriessmall industrial enterprisesrailways and stationsAustrian and Hungarian railways of the present and the futureclose-up of the mapclose-up of the keycyclingbikesmore about Austro-DaimlerI don’t know what this measures. It’s something to do with altitude and water-columns.the airfield and aircraft factorythe goat upheavalthe jewish community -,some more recent historybetween the warsflight or deportation destinations euthanasiamore about euthanasiaPrisoners worked in the engine-factory. where forced labourers were froma (shite) ideology asserts itselfmore about aircraft-factoriesThe factories were a major reason for bombing the city into ruin (movie)from the ruinsreorientationthe city todayThere were some photos of cultural happenings, starting with rhythmic gymnasticsvisit to the Bosendorferpiano factoryPink Floyd sponsored by VW!FalcoDave BrubeckBon JoviBryan AdamsVanessa MaeWiener Philharmonikerdesigning the museumcasementsart
walking around town
fountainice-cream breakmodernised streetmodern architectureThis fountain was dedicated by the Lower Austrian State Mortgage Bank.balloonsstreet corner with torchesclose-up of the torchesPeace, Well-being to those who enter, Safe passage to those who leave, To those who dwell withinclose-up the doortown-square with demoIn the 15th century, this house belonged to the Lords of Neunburg and Ortenburg; it later housed Stefan Gleinburger—a teacher of medicine and mayor—as well as two goldsmiths. Following the destruction of 1945, two Gothic rooms and a Baroque relief of the Virgin Mary have been preserved.united in colours for pridefountain (movie)pictorial historymore pictorial historymore pictorial historystreet libraryarchitecturemore architecturethe famous military academyA police-station is just across the road.close-up of the entrancestreetsconcrete artrainbow woolTurkish canon-ballsstreet named after this writerOne of several FranziskuswegsCapuchin cloister800 years of St Francisand in complete contrastcasematesramp and wall‘It is not possible to be someone else’s who is not one’s own.’
Going back to Vienna
After a day of wonderin, being cooked and learning, it was time to go back to the Muttistadt.
waiting for our trainwhere to go trainspottingback into Vienna
Digital evidence that Bruce might have a life 