What a beautiful city. So glad Rick was able to play one day!
This is the Sconbrunn Palace, summer imperial residence.
Too bad the flowers aren't planted yet. We did a guided tour inside, which was awesome.
Their normal residence is the Hofburg Imperial Palace. It's really not that far
away from the summer palace.
Hitler made his speech from the balcony about Austria joining Germany.
Vienna is famous for the great composers who lived, studied, worked and/or died here:
Beethovan, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, Gluck, Schubert, Strauss, Vivaldi......
Musician's area of the Central Cemetery....
Beethovan...
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Brahams....
Johann Strauss, the father....
Johann Strauss, the son....
Schubert....
...and more.
A memorial to Mozart, though he is not buried here.
And their very own Mormon section....
only 7 graves here so far.
A very Mormonesque statue.
A huge, awesome cemetery.
I add this cool tree for Ryan. :)
So where, you wonder, was Mozart buried?
In the St Marx Cemetery.
In a pauper's grave.
It would have been in a "shaft grave" with 4 or 5 other people,
without a cross or even a graveside service.
This memorializes him, but no one knows exactly
where he is buried in this section.
People were only buried at this church cemetery for 90 years.
It has not been kept up well, but a slow restoration project is underway.
Silly me....wandering cemeteries in Vienna.
Aren't I fun to travel with?
It was an awesome trip. Very beautiful and educational. I loved travelling the subway...you buy a ticket, stamp it, put it in your pocket, and just leave it there. It's a matter of trust...no turnstiles to enter or exit...so much quicker and more efficient than London. Of course, not as many people either.
Looks like a lot of fun. I had no idea all of those composers were buried in Vienna! And it's ok to enjoy going to cemeteries. President Monson feels the same way: "Wherever I travel I try to pay a visit to the town cemetery. It is a time of contemplation, of reflection on the meaning of life and the inevitability of death."
ReplyDeleteYou're in good company.
Also, why was Mozart buried so half-heartedly?
Mozart was kind of broke when he died...liked living the high life and had a gambling problem too. There were a lot of debts to pay off. Some time after he died his wife published all his works and wrote a book about him. This supported her and their sons quite nicely...wonder if she ever considered doing a better burial for him.....
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