- 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. - Stephansdom
The tower of Stephansdom, 136 m, built between 1368 and 1433. - Conglomerate
Quarz conglomerate, Hertfordshire puddingstone, St Albans, England - Basalt
Different forms of basalt - 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 - Chelydridae
Skeleton of a turtle. - 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). - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914.