Urania ViennaHere's a bit of a chaotic night shot of a great building in Vienna, Urania. Urania is a public education building but also serves as a function hall and bar in the evenings.
The shot had my Canon Pro1 placed on a wall (sans tripod again) and the long exposure plays with the car headlights a bit... Either way, not technically perfect, fun to look at.
-T
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The Urania is a public educational institute and observatory in Vienna.
It was built according to the plans of Art Noveau architect Max Fabiani (a student of Otto Wagner) at the mouth of the Wien River and was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph as an educational center with a public observatory. It was named after the Muse Urania who represents Astronomy.
In the second World War the Urania was severely damaged and the dome with the observatory was totally destroyed. After its reconstruction, it was reopened in 1957. The observatory itself has been continually improved technically over the years.
Today, the Urania also has seminar rooms in which wide-ranging classes and lectures are given, a movie theater that screens at the annual Viennale film festival, and a puppet theater originally created by Hans Kraus.
Source: Wikipedia:Vienna
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When I first saw the building I thought it looked like it would be a private art gallery.
Posted by Rock Kauser at October 15, 2005 12:09 PM
love your recent nightshots...they are wonderful! I cant decide if this one or the last is my favorite.....both are awesome!
Posted by mark at October 16, 2005 05:43 AM
Great night shot, esp without the tripod.
Posted by Eric at October 23, 2005 09:19 AM
http://www.zoomvienna.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/275
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