Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Vienna photos Pt 1

Travelling from Venice to Vienna through a gorge. Huge mountains around us.
Very misty as well.













Centre of Vienna has a large park protected on two sides with massive buildings. See next picture for one of them


Statues and fountains throughout this park 





The Palace that the Hapsburgs used to live in

Fresh fruit market

The rest of these pictures were taken inside the Military Museum in Vienna.

Map from 1500's showing the old Empire and each red cross represents battles

Painting if a typical scene after a battle

Canons

Imagine the size of the ball or shot that came out of here. Imagine the mess it would make if it hit you!

Map of 1800's borders in Napoleon's time


Inside this lovely old building housing the Museum

Blunderbusses!

Mechanism's of old guns


Army uniforms in a display case ...

Armour and lances

Hand weapons ....

Bows and arrows

Maces

Turkish rifles - stocks inlaid with gems and decoration


Regimental flags

Entrance to the Mseum

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