The while-we-wait-for-river-cruises photo quiz

[jpalbny]

That looks right. I wanted to place this somewhere in Vienna but didn't know where. The "nst" made me think of the word Kunst, and the architecture looked like Vienna too. That balcony cafe sure looks nice!

[notamermaid]

1 hour ago, rcaruso said:

Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna Austria, Danube?

Correct! Well done. This is the complete photo I took:

 

 

 

The building is so iconic that I did not take a photo and - to be honest - I am not so keen on it. I enjoyed the street layout and the non-fitting red phone box. On the right is a nice bakery, one of many branches of Ströck. I am sure you would have looked this up and found it sooner if I had not cut the "ck" out of the photo.

 

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so I put up with spending half an hour with the tour group - I think all German tours are taken to Hundertwasserhaus. I prefer his other more industrial buildings but overall I prefer the more traditional buildings in the background. As we docked outside of town in Nussdorf, we took the tram into town and on the way passed the Karl-Marx-Haus. It had intrigued me for years, being interested in history of art and architecture. I did not know where it was and then suddenly it appeared outside the tram window. Two of my favourite minutes while staying in Vienna, preferable to Hundertwasser! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx-Hof

 

Next time I am in Vienna I will check out the Secession building which I missed during the short time we had on our river cruise.

 

Over to you, rcaruso.

 

notamermaid

 

Edited January 29, 2021 by notamermaid
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[Daisi]

I was actually more curious about the hump in the street than the phone box.... 🙂

 

[Canal archive]

I was so sure it would be Porto due to the plethora of phone boxes and post boxes there. CA

[rcaruso]

Ok this should be easy.  River, Country, Building!  Good luck.

[rcaruso]

19 minutes ago, notamermaid said:

Correct! Well done. This is the complete photo I took:

 

 

 

The building is so iconic that I did not take a photo and - to be honest - I am not so keen on it. I enjoyed the street layout and the non-fitting red phone box. On the right is a nice bakery, one of many branches of Ströck. I am sure you would have looked this up and found it sooner if I had not cut the "ck" out of the photo.

 

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so I put up with spending half an hour with the tour group - I think all German tours are taken to Hundertwasserhaus. I prefer his other more industrial buildings but overall I prefer the more traditional buildings in the background. As we docked outside of town in Nussdorf, we took the tram into town and on the way passed the Karl-Marx-Haus. It had intrigued me for years, being interested in history of art and architecture. I did not know where it was and then suddenly it appeared outside the tram window. Two of my favourite minutes while staying in Vienna, preferable to Hundertwasser! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Marx-Hof

 

Next time I am Vienna I will check out the Secession building which I missed during the short time we had on our river cruise.

 

Over to you, rcaruso.

 

notamermaid

 

I saw this building many years ago when on a school choir trip with my daughter.  Viking does not take us there.  But the first time was enough to remember.

[notamermaid]

5 minutes ago, rcaruso said:

I saw this building many years ago when on a school choir trip with my daughter.  Viking does not take us there.  But the first time was enough to remember.

So you actually knew it! It is definitely memorable. So unlike anything else, a bit extraterrestrial among the typical architecture of 18th/19th century Vienna.

 

21 minutes ago, Daisi said:

I was actually more curious about the hump in the street than the phone box.... 🙂

 

Yes, it is weird. And intended by the architect I think.

 

notamermaid

 

[Host Jazzbeau]

2 hours ago, rcaruso said:

Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna Austria, Danube?

Is this the same architect Hundertwasser who designed the famous toilets in New Zealand?

[Host Jazzbeau]

As to the latest picture:  no clue, but it looks like a church designed by a committee of egoists.  "Oh, so you put four little towers around the main one?  Well then, I'll add two little ones around the apse.  Take that!"

[rcaruso]

1 minute ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Is this the same architect Hundertwasser who designed the famous toilets in New Zealand?

I just looked it up, and it is!  It was his last commercial project.

[Host Jazzbeau]

2 minutes ago, rcaruso said:

I just looked it up, and it is!  It was his last commercial project.

Somehow the name seems appropriate for a public toilet – at least in my mangled German translation!

[jklc123]

Danube, Vienna, St. Frances of Assisi Church?

[notamermaid]

43 minutes ago, rcaruso said:

I just looked it up, and it is!  It was his last commercial project.

I did not know about this! Here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundertwasser_Toilets

 

notamermaid

 

[notamermaid]

41 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Somehow the name seems appropriate for a public toilet – at least in my mangled German translation!

hundred waters - yes, very fitting!

 

notamermaid

 

[Coral]

15 minutes ago, jklc123 said:

Danube, Vienna, St. Frances of Assisi Church?

I am sure you are right. We docked next to this for several days.

[jklc123]

11 minutes ago, Coral said:

I am sure you are right. We docked next to this for several days.

I knew I had seen it somewhere. Took me a minute to remember where and then to search for name. We docked there, too.

[Coral]

14 minutes ago, jklc123 said:

I knew I had seen it somewhere. Took me a minute to remember where and then to search for name. We docked there, too.

I remember seeing that and an amusement park every time we left.

[jklc123]

2 minutes ago, Coral said:

I remember seeing that and an amusement park every time we left.

Yes, the Prater, with the iconic Ferris wheel.

[jklc123]

3 hours ago, rcaruso said:

Ok this should be easy.  River, Country, Building!  Good luck.

 

[jklc123]

Danube, Vienna, St Frances of Assisi church?

[ljandgb]

2 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

As to the latest picture:  no clue, but it looks like a church designed by a committee of egoists.  "Oh, so you put four little towers around the main one?  Well then, I'll add two little ones around the apse.  Take that!"

 

I thought of it as the "more is more" school of thought. LOL

 

[rcaruso]

2 hours ago, jklc123 said:

Danube, Vienna, St. Frances of Assisi Church?

You are correct, on Mexico Platz.  jklc you are next!

[jklc123]

OK. River and town.

 

[jpalbny]

Honfleur on the Seine. Ethnographic Museum.

 

Edited to add - I took a closeup of the sign when we visited.

 

Edited January 29, 2021 by jpalbny

[jklc123]

Yes, it’s in the medieval section of Honfleur. I wasn’t sure of the building. I figured you were among the most likely to recognize this one. It was amazing to see so many wooden buildings still standing.

 

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