Tram back to the hotel

We went back to the hotel by tram.

Changed at Rennweg

Landstrasse-Wien-Mitte stop

Central Cemetery

Central Cemetery in Vienna is the second largest cemetery in Europe. It is home to 3 million inhabitants. The first burial was in 1874 and it remains a working cemetery. It is a multi-religious cemetery. We came to see the Musicians' Graves.

Group 32A Graves

Johannes Brahms

Johann Strauss I

Hugo Wolf

Memorial to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Schubert

Grave of Karl Meissl

St Charles Borromeo Cemetery Church

Grave of sculptor Alfred Hrdicka

The White Lady

Tram No 71

We walked to Schwarzenbergplatz to take the tram to Zentralfriedhof 2 Tor. The tram stop is right in front of the Central Cemetery.

Musikverein

Albertina Museum

Zentralfriedhof  2 Tor tram stop

Karlskirche: The Roof Terrace

We climbed the spiral staircase to the roof terrace.

The Gallery affords a better view of the cupola

A detailed model of the church at 1:28

The Sacristy

Karlskirche

Emperor Charles VI vowed to build a church dedicated to St Charles Borromeo after the plague in Vienna in 1713. He built the church between 1716 and 1737

The High Altar

St Charles Borromeo being assumed into heaven 

May the Light shine on me

Jesus riding a donkey

Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem