|
Jet d’Eau
Country: Switzerland
What Is The Jet d’Eau?
The Jet d’Eau is a big fountain in the city of Geneva, in the country of Switzerland. It is one of the well-known and internationally famous landmarks that the city has to offer, and it is featured on the o ...
|
|
BohmischeHofkanzlei
Country: Austria
The Habsburg rulers were also kings of Bohemia, which was initially governed from Prague; in 1627, however, Emperor Ferdinand II transferred the administration to Vienna. In 1714, the Bohemian Court Chancery moved into this grand palace, designed b ...
|
|
Augarten
Country: Austria
There has been a palace on this site since the days of Leopold I, but it was destroyed by the Turks in 1683 and then rebuilt around 1700 to designs attributed to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. Since 1948 it has been the home of the world-famou ...
|
|
Kirche am Steinhof
Country: Austria
At the edge of the Vienna Woods rises the conspicuous copper dome of the astonishing Church at Steinhof. Built in 1902—7 by Otto Wagner, the church is considered to be one of the most important works of the Secession. It is an integral part of th ...
|
|
Worgl
Country: Austria
The industrial town of Worgl, at the fork of Inn river and Brixentaler Ache (a stream), is an important road and rail hub. The earliest settlement on the site, revealed by archaeological finds on the northeastern outskirts of town, date from the Br ...
|
