3 Examples of the Lovely Medival Architecture of Vienna (Austria)

One of the things I liked the most in Vienna was the medieval architecture of many of the buildings, specially in the historical center of the city.

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This is my entry for #StatueFriday - #SevenDaysOutside Challenge - by @erikah.

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As soon I left the hotel, I encountered this spectacular statue, located in a very unusual place...

By tradition, statues are placed in the middle of squares and gardens. This is the first time I see a statue placed on the side of a building. What an original idea.

In this building there's a rustic restaurant called Griechenbeisl and the statue reads:

• Hier Sang Sein Lied zum 1 mal der Liebe Augustin

In English it means:

• Here, the Dear Augustin Sang his Song For the First Time

Since I don't know who this Augustin character is... I had to resort to Google's help and according to Wikipedia:

Marx Augustin (also Markus Augustin, "Der Liebe Augustin") was an Austrian medieval entertainer, bagpiper, and improvisatory poet most famous for the song, "O du lieber Augustin".

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To the left of that building lies another interesting piece of architecture called Haus mit Muttergottesrelief (House with Madonna Relief).

You can see the Madonna Statue above the red and white flags. In case you're wondering it's not the famous pop singer, but the other, even more famous Madonna, more commonly known as Mary Magdalene, mother of Jesus.

I loved the vines climbing down from the roofs of both buildings. Very cool.

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Over here, there's a well known saying "There is no 2 without a 3" meaning that when something happens twice, it usually happens a third time.

As such, I leave you with a third excellent architectonic artwork... which is the church located on the right side to the Griechenbeisl restaurant from the first photo. Yes, all these 3 buildings are right next to each other. Incredible, eh?

As you've probably guessed, it's a church. More precisely, it is the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Much easier to understand than its original name: Griechenkirche zur heiligen Dreifaltigkeit.

And people still have the nerve to say Russian and Portuguese are complicated languages!? What to say of Deutsch, then?

I think it's a pity that the city workers thought the best place for the ugly trashbins is in front of a charming church... It's certainly a strange decision, since that just across the street were some very regular and common buildings.

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Camera	Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Location	Vienna - Austria
	Edited with GIMP

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I hope you have enjoyed these photos and leave a comment below.

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