- St. Francis Xavier church
The interior of the church is very well preserved early baroque. - Box of chocolates
Our work was rewarding ... but getting a special reward was nice too ;-) - Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7. - Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7. - Basilisk
The basilisk, Schönlaterngasse 7. According to a myth, on 26 June 1212, the servant of a baker discovered a basilisk at the bottom of the well in the courtyard. He destroyed it by holding a mirror to it (looking into its eyes was known to be fatal). The basilisk exploded. Now I know where JK got her ideas from. - Basilisk
Basilisk in the Schönlaterngasse 7. - Jesuitenkirche
The Jesuit (University) Church, built in 1620s and redecorated by Andrea Pozzo in 1703. What a brilliant optical illusion! - Jesuitenkirche
Interior of the Jesuit church, by Andrea Pozzo, 1703. - Jesuitenkirche, fake dome
The Jesuit (University) Church, built in 1620s and redecorated by Andrea Pozzo in 1703. What a brilliant optical illusion. This is the "dome" from the other side. - Jesuitenkirche
Interior of Jesuit Church - Cow with glasses
Bäckerstraße 12, probably 16th century. A cow. With glasses. Playing Backgammon. With a dog. - Aliens?
Some UFO lights in the center or Vienna. - 615 € ?!?
Is it just me or is 615 € for a pair of (such) sneakers insanely expensive? - Stephansdom
The tower of Stephansdom, 136 m, built between 1368 and 1433. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Conglomerate
Quarz conglomerate, Hertfordshire puddingstone, St Albans, England - Sulphur
Sulphur, Mine de Gyona, Sicily, Italy - Gold
A 36 kg gold "nugget", Zarewo Alexandrowskoi, Miask, Ural, Russia. A copy. - Salt
A lot of salt from Wieliczka mine, Poland - Pyrite
Pyrite or fool's gold, iron(II) disulfide, Amejun, Soria, Spain - Hematite
Iridescent hematite, Rio Marina, Elba - Calcite
Calcite, Joachimsthal, Jáchymov, Czech - Pyromorphite
Pyromorphite, Pb5(PO4)3Cl, Hofsgrund, Germany - Basalt
Different forms of basalt - Volcanic bomb
La Palma, Canary Islands - Gibeon meteorite
A part of the Gibeon meteorite, found in 1836 in Namibia, weighing in total over 26 tonnes. - Australasian tektites
Glass formation formed during meteorite impact - Sea Urchin Fossil
Archaecidaris, Carboniferous, Brown County, USA - Pecopteris Fern Fossil
Pecopteris miltonii, Carboniferous, a fossilised fern from Kladno, Czech. - Traces of a permian reptile
Traces of a reptilian Orabates, Permian, from Bromacker, Germany. Approximately 270 million years old. - A prehistoric ray-finned fish
Gyronchus macropterus (Kugelzahnfisch), Eichstätt, Germany - Spiral armring
A spiral armring with spiral ends, Maiersdorf, Lower Austria; Bronze Age, 1600-1300 BC. - A shoe
A shoe, Hallstatt, Upper Austria; older Iron Age, 800-300 BC. - Swords
Swords; late Bronze Age, 1200-800 BC; Bosnia, Poland, Upper Austria. - Old jewellery
Some bracelets and fibulae. Sorry, forgot what it is. - Fibula
A fibula, Brezje, Slovenia; older Iron Age, 800-400 BC. - Mammoth hut
A shelter made of mammoth bones and skin. Looks surprisingly comfy. - NHM
Ceiling in the Naturhistorisches Museum - The giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne. It is the world's longest bony fish, reaching a length of 11 m. - Chelydridae
Skeleton of a turtle. - Kookaburra
- Crocodile
Mexican crocodile, also called Morelet's crocodile, is a fresh-water crocodile, up to about 3,5 metres long. - Crocodile
Mexican (Morelet's) crocodile - Flamingo
This is American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber, Roter Flamingo), which is slightly redder than the Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus, Rosa Flamingo). - Flamingos
American flamingos - Flamingo
American flamingo - Flamingo
American flamingo - Jellyfish
They have over 25 different species of jellyfish in the Vienna Zoo so I'm not really sure which one is this. My guess would be white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata), native to the western Pacific. - Almost there ...
Chrysalis stage of a soon-to-be butterfly. - Paper kite
Paper kite (Idea leuconoe) butterfly and its chrysalises (pupae). - Orang-Utan
This Orang-Utan's (Pongo pygmaeus) BFF is a waiter from the neighbouring restaurant. - Ein ... Vogel
Red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata). These birds live in grasslands, savanas and open forests of South America. They cannot really fly and mostly eat snakes, lizards, frogs, rodents and insects. - Arctic wolf
The arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) wasn't in the mood. - Nat Geo moment
- Red button ginger
Tropical plants in tropical "rainforest" house - Tropics
Rainforest house. With bats. Those flying foxes flew directly into my face - not that I am ultrasound invisible or something, no. - Grasshopper wings
A close-up of a grasshopper wing. It belongs to a giant grasshopper (Titanacris albipes). - Stephansdom
The roof of the Stephansdom. - Remembering the church fire
When the fire broke out, the famous church bell (Pummerin) fell down and broke. They replaced it seven years later with a new one. - Stephansdom
- Stephansdom
In the church tower (Steffl). - Swarowski
Kärntner Strasse. Why oh why?!? - Swarovski
Whyyyy? - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Hacklhaus
The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Pestsäule in Leoben
The plague column in the town square was erected in 1716. We see the Holy Trinity at the top, St Sebastian, St Rochus, St Jakob and St Florian. To fight the plague, the people were advised to isolate, distance and wear masks ... sounds familiar. - St. Francis Xavier church
The St Francis Xavier church was built between 1660 and 1665. - Schwammerlturm
The town gates as seen from the river side. The river is Mur, by the way. - Traudl and Franz
- Montanuniversität Leoben
A huge chandelier in the old University building. - Schwammerlturm
The tower was originally built in 1268 and rebuilt in 1615. - Hacklhaus
Daytime view of the Hacklhaus. The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara by Katarina Sweda (2017). - Gustav-Adolf-Kirche
The evangelical church was built in 1908/09. - St. Francis Xavier church
Daytime view of the St Francis Xavier church (1660). - St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - Altes Rathaus
The town hall was built in 1485 with the tower added in 1568. They added the coats of arms in 1728. - The ostriches!
The coat of arms of Leoben is an ostrich. Apparently, they were considered as the only animals being able to eat iron. And since this is a mining town... ostriches are the obvious choice. - Montanuniversität Leoben
Well... I don't quite understand what's saying, but the google translate surely is wrong: "every time you surrendered to the six months old muse" :-)