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Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
I cannot see that the Forum has a specific section for Museums, so I have inserted this topic in the Other military Topics section.
I was blessed whilst on a trip to Croatia & Austria during October, to have been able to spend a morning in the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in the city of Vienna. This is an absolutely SUPERB museum exhibiting a great variety of artifacts from the military history of Austria & primarily during the Hapsburg dynasty. Being a naval collector I was primarily interested in the K und K Marine (Imperial & Royal Navy), but I was able to view the Great War displays & particularly the Sarejevo display, these being located on the main(ground) floor. I did not have the time to get up to the second level, perhaps next time! You would require at least the full day to view the entire building. The museum is very large, being housed in what was once the Arsenal of the K u K monarchy. Construction commenced in 1848. The museum survived both world wars but sustained considerable damage from bombing during 2WW. Complete rebuilding commenced in 1946, many of the exhibits being redesign & reworked to what they appear today. To quote from the catalogue: "the collection exhibited in the main building, which has kept its character as a total work of art up to the present day, portrays about 500 years of Austrian & European history, and thousands of original and unique objects shown represent an integral part of the cultural heritage of the world." The displays were stunning & I was able to take many photos. I would like to share some of the photos I took of the exhibits I viewed & I will try to add photos as time goes on... Please enjoy! Bryan Firstoff, a view of the outside of the Museum: There are two long side halls leading off from the main building: |
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Thanks for this Bryan. It looks very impressive. Can't wait to see the rest of your photos.
Ian
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Great photographs hope to visit one day
Sincerely Stephen |
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