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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Memorial Continental Hall, on 17th Street, between C and D Streets, NW, was designed from 1904-1910 by Edward Pearce Casey in the classical revival style of the beaux-arts. It is the oldest building of the DAR complex.
DMemorial Continental Hall hosted the Conference on the Limitation of Armaments in the wake of WWI, also known as the Washington Naval Conference, Washington Arms Conference, or simply Washington Conference, from November 12, 1921 to February 6, 1922 with delegates from nine nations including Great Britain, France, Italy, the United States, and Japan discussing limits on the proliferation of arms. Though the results of this effort were fully discredited by the 1930s and 1940s, for a decade these pacts did stabilize the armaments race and establish an embryonic security system in the Pacific.
Encompassing an entire city block, the DAR complex is one of the world's largest buildings of its kind owned and maintained exclusively by women. The headquarters consist of Memorial Continental Hall, Constitution Hall, added in 1929 by John Russell Pope and the Administration Building.
A magtataho finds a costumer in front of the Bocaue church. The Franciscans built the first building of light materials in 1578 that was replaced by Fr. Pedro Delos Santos (OFM) with a stronger structure in 1606. Afterwards, the church underwent a series of rebuilding and improvements until it was destroyed by fire in 1868. It was rebuilt and razed again during the Philippine Revolution of 1898. The church has been rebuilt and restored/repaired/improved several times since then. Blogged at Surfacing in "Shooting Churches, Eating Noodles".
Nikon D40 (Go Organic FIELDS Project Orientation, November 2008)
A big picture view of the Tysons West project, which includes an urban Walmart. Additional buildings are planned if the entire development is approved.
Building facades in Austin Street at the corner of Continental Avenue in 'Forrest Hills' in Queens
Hausfassaden in der Austin Street an der Ecke zur Continental Avenue in 'Forrest Hills' in Queens
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Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is a state park in Benicia, California. The park is dedicated to California’s third capitol building, where the California State Legislature convened from February 3, 1853 to February 24, 1854. It is the only pre-Sacramento capitol that survives. The park includes the Fischer-Hanlon House, an early Benicia building that was moved to the property and converted into a home in 1858, after the legislature departed. Benicia Capitol State Historic Park just off the city's main street also includes a carriage house, workers' quarters and sculptured gardens.
California’s Capitals
The first capital existed before statehood, under both Spanish and Mexican rule. From 1775 to 1846, Monterey was the capital of Alta California. On July 7, 1846, Commodore John D. Sloat raised the American flag over Monterey.
In 1849, the new constitution crafted at Monterey’s Colton Hall made the city of San Jose the seat of California’s first state government. During San Jose’s 1849-1851 session, the building’s low ceilings, bad lighting and poor ventilation led the lawmakers to seek another location. Dubbed the
“Legislature of a Thousand Drinks,” for calls to close the session at the nearest saloon, this group was happy to accept
General Mariano Vallejo’s offer to build a new capitol in Vallejo at no cost to them.
On January 5, 1852, they arrived to find total chaos. That day the Sacramento Daily Union reported: “The furniture, fixtures, etc., are not yet in their places; many of them have not yet
arrived . . . no printing materials . . . music of the saw and hammer heard night and day.” There was almost no local housing, food or laundry service. Eleven days later, the legislators moved to Sacramento. On January 3, 1853, the fourth session began in Vallejo but moved mid-session — to the newly constructed city hall in Benicia.
The town, named for General Vallejo’s wife, Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo, offered them the structure that was to be their city hall. Its interior pillars were carved from the masts of salvaged ships abandoned in San Francisco Bay during the gold rush. The town’s meager amenities, however,
caused the legislators to leave in 1854 during the fifth session.
On March 4, the governor, the state officers and members of the legislature boarded the paddle-wheeler Wilson G. Hunt and headed upstream to Sacramento. At the confluence of
the Sacramento and American rivers, Sacramento had had one brief tenure as California’s capital. Despite its history
of floods and fires, the Legislature again chose Sacramento as the state capital.
Lawmakers held sessions at its county courthouse from 1854 to 1869. Construction on today’s Sacramento capitol began in 1860. Eager to meet in their own space, lawmakers moved into the present building in 1874, five years before it was completed.
Benicia’s fast-moving, exciting days were over, but its fortunes would grow in other directions. Benicia, a busy port city, was served by the international Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. Later, the Southern Pacific Railroad created a terminal and ferry crossing there. Its many educational institutions earned Benicia the nickname “Athens of the West.”
After a short stint as the Solano County Courthouse, the building housed Episcopal church services and the Benicia Grammar School.
Eventually a wing was built as the headquarters for Benicia’s Fire Department, and the public library also moved there. In 1951, the California Division of Beaches and Parks acquired the Benicia Capitol and restored the chambers to look as they might have appeared between January 1853 and February 1854. The State Park and Recreation Commission later reclassified the property as a State Historic Park.
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Jesmond Towers was the home of a shipbuilder before it became La Sagesse which is an Independent school in Jesmond, Newcastle which I understand is under threat of closure in Summer 2008.
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Next to a small green stands the parish church of St. Edmund's. A church has stood on this site since about 1200, with the current building dating from 1460. It is built from stone shipped in from Caen in France, with local flint used for the detailed patterns. The tower soars 100 feet above ground and contains a peal of 8 bells. This imposing building is the main survivor of the once prosperous medieval town which was destroyed by two major fires. Is now one of the town’s landmarks and can be spotted towering over the village from quite a distance.
The surrounding churchyard is extensive. It does not contain any truly spectacular monuments but the many carved 18th century and a number of Victorian headstones make it well worth a visit. There are a number of what appear to be Jewish gravestones - a bit of a mystery as headstones marked with the Star of David are not usually found in parish churchyards. The most striking monument is situated on the south side of the church. It commemorates the architect William Bardwell who died in 1853, and was possibly designed by him. The grade II listed monument comprises a rectangular sarcophagus that is resting on a square plinth which is inset with headstones of Bardwell family members buried here. Red ceramic tiles spell out names and dates of those commemorated in single band around monument. The sarcophagus is decorated with architectural mouldings. It has square corner columns of marble with capitals that are surmounted by crocketed and cross-gabled finials. Only a few of the glazed tiles that used to adorn its walls remain.
Inside, this beautiful church has many interesting features. The most famous is Southwold Jack, who represents a soldier from the Wars of the Roses. He is dressed in armour and holds a sword and battle axe, which rings a bell to tell the congregation that the service is about to start! The font has an elaborate cover, which is a staggering 24-feet high! The original cover was destroyed during the reformation in 1643, with this replacement made in 1935. Finally, the east window depicts scenes of Kind Edmund's martyrdom and was installed in 1954 after the original window was blown out by a German bomb in 1943.
Digitised image from the Town Hall Photographer's Collection - GB127.M850.
The Town Hall Photographer’s Collection is a large photographic collection held in Manchester City Council’s Central Library archives, ranging in date from 1956 to 2007.
The collection consists of tens of thousands of images, covering the varied areas of work of Manchester Corporation and latterly, Manchester City Council.
The photographs were taken by staff photographers, who were tasked to document the work of Corporation/Council departments and, in doing so, captured many aspects of Manchester life and history, including significant changes to the Manchester landscape.
The collection includes many different formats from glass negatives, to slides, prints, CDs and even a couple of cine films.
What is especially exciting is that the majority of these images have never before been available in a digital format and therefore have only ever been seen by a handful of people.
A team of dedicated Staff and Volunteers are currently working on the systematic digitisation of the negatives held within the collection.
This album represents the result of their work to date.
The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı) or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, usually spelled "Topkapi" in English) is a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, which was the official and primary residence in the city of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 600-year reign, from 1465 to 1853. The palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments and is a major tourist attraction today, containing the most holy relics of the Muslim world such as the prophet Muhammed's cloak and sword. Topkapı Palace is among those monuments belonging to the "Historic Areas of Istanbul", which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985, and is described in Criterion iv as "the best example[s] of ensembles of palaces [...] of the Ottoman period." Initial construction began in 1459, ordered by Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Byzantine Constantinople. The palace is a complex made up of four main courtyards and many smaller buildings. At the height of its existence as a royal residence, the palace was home to as many as 4,000 people, formerly covering a larger area with a long shoreline. The complex has been expanded over the centuries, with many renovations such as after the 1509 earthquake and 1665 fire. It held mosques, a hospital, bakeries, and mint. The name directly translates as "Cannon gate Palace", from the palace being named after a nearby, now destroyed, gate. Topkapı Palace gradually lost its importance at the end of the 17th century, as the Sultans preferred to spend more time in their new palaces along the Bosporus. In 1853, Sultan Abdül Mecid I decided to move the court to the newly built Dolmabahçe Palace, the first European-style palace in the city. Some functions, such as the imperial treasury, the library, mosque and mint, were retained though. After the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1921, Topkapı Palace was transformed by government decree on April 3, 1924 into a museum of the imperial era. The Topkapı Palace Museum is under the administration of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The palace complex has hundreds of rooms and chambers, but only the most important are accessible to the public today. The complex is guarded by officials of the ministry as well as armed guards of the Turkish military. The palace is full of examples of Ottoman architecture and also contains large collections of porcelain, robes, weapons, shields, armor, Ottoman miniatures, Islamic calligraphic manuscripts and murals, as well as a display of Ottoman treasure and jewelry.
Dreamland Cinema, Margate. Slated for restoration, this grade 2* listed cinema was designed by Leathart & Granger in 1935. It has been closed since 2007.
Margate Kent, Dreamland Theatre
January 2016
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I don’t know the date or history of this vernacular wood house, but I’d guess it probably dates from the last quarter of the 19th century. It’s a 2-story I-style home, one room deep but with obvious additions. The cross gable has returns as does the porch roof gable in the front façade, which exhibits a symmetrical appearance. The roof is of metal. The visible windows are 6/6 sash of a uniform size except for the one visible at the rear (assumed to be an addition to the structure). The major feature is the small porches on both levels, characterized by is ornamentation—railings with an alternating arrowhead pattern and decorative woodwork between the square wood posts. The house is close to Sulphur Springs Methodist Church in Edgewater (a community no longer in existence but once located on Wilson Creek) in Grayson County, Virginia.
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I took a photo of this house, to show the contrast between how Belizeans live, and how ex-pat retirees moving to Belize live. I just don't know how anyone can build a house like this in Belize, and feel good about themselves.
Hội An is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. It is located in Quảng Nam Province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Hội An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.The city possessed the largest harbour in Southeast Asia in the 1st century and was known as Lâm Ấp Phố (Champa City). Between the seventh and 10th centuries, the Cham (people of Champa) controlled the strategic spice trade and with this came tremendous wealth. The former harbour town of the Cham at the estuary of the Thu Bồn River was an important Vietnamese trading centre in the 16th and 17th centuries, where Chinese from various provinces as well as Japanese, Dutch and Indians settled. During this period of the China trade, the town was called Hai Pho (Seaside Town) in Vietnamese. Originally, Hai Pho was a divided town with the Japanese settlement across the "Japanese Bridge" (16th-17th century). The bridge (Chùa cầu) is a unique covered structure built by the Japanese, the only known covered bridge with a Buddhist temple attached to one side.
ETYMOLOGY
Hội An translates as "peaceful meeting place". In English and other European languages, the town was known historically as Faifo. This word is derived from Vietnamese Hội An phố (the town of Hội An), which was shortened to "Hoi-pho", and then to "Faifo".
HISTORY
The early history of Hội An is that of the Cham. These Austronesian-speaking Malayo-Polynesian peoples created the Champa Empire which occupied much of what is now central and lower Vietnam, from Huế to beyond Nha Trang. Various linguistic connections between Cham and the related Jarai language and the Austronesian languages of Indonesia (particularly Acehnese), Malaya, Cambodia and Hainan has been documented. In the early years, Mỹ Sơn was the spiritual capital, Trà Kiệu was the political capital and Hội An was the commercial capital of the Champa Empire - later, by the 14th century, the Cham moved further down towards Nha Trang. The river system was the transportation for goods between the highlands, inland countries of Laos and Thailand and the low lands.In 1535 Portuguese explorer and sea captain António de Faria, coming from Đà Nẵng, tried to establish a major trading center at the port village of Faifo. Hội An was founded as a trading port by the Nguyễn Lord Nguyễn Hoàng sometime around 1595. The Nguyễn lords were far more interested in commercial activity than the Trịnh lords who ruled the north. As a result, Hội An flourished as a trading port and became the most important trade port on the South China Sea. Captain William Adams, the English sailor and confidant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, is known to have made at least one trading mission to Hội An (around 1619). The early Portuguese Jesuits also had one of their two residences at Hội An.
In the 18th century, Hội An was considered by Chinese and Japanese merchants to be the best destination for trading in all of Southeast Asia, even Asia. Japanese believed the heart of all of Asia (the dragon) lay beneath the earth of Hội An. The city also rose to prominence as a powerful and exclusive trade conduit between Europe, China, India, and Japan, especially for the ceramic industry. Shipwreck discoveries have shown that Vietnamese and Asian ceramics were transported from Hội An to as far as Sinai, Egypt.Hội An's importance waned sharply at the end of the 18th century because of the collapse of Nguyễn rule (thanks to the Tây Sơn Rebellion - which was opposed to foreign trade).
Then, with the triumph of Emperor Gia Long, he repaid the French for their aid by giving them exclusive trade rights to the nearby port town of Đà Nẵng. Đà Nẵng became the new center of trade (and later French influence) in central Vietnam while Hội An was a forgotten backwater. Local historians also say that Hội An lost its status as a desirable trade port due to silting up of the river mouth. The result was that Hội An remained almost untouched by the changes to Vietnam over the next 200 years.
Today, the town is a tourist attraction because of its history, traditional architecture and crafts such as textiles and ceramics. Many bars, hotels, and resorts have been constructed both in Hội An and the surrounding area. The port mouth and boats are still used for both fishing and tourism.
WEATHER
Calm mild weather is now limited to the season of May/June - end of August when the seas are calm and wind changes direction and comes from the South. The remainder of the year the weather is intermittent between rain & cold and hot & mild. Popular activities such as visiting offshore Cù lao Chàm islands are only guaranteed to be likely during the short season of end of May to end of August, which is the high season for domestic tourism.
HERITAGE AND TOURISM
In 1999, the old town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port of the 15th to 19th centuries, with buildings that display a unique blend of local and foreign influences. According to the UNESCO Impact Report 2008 on Hội An, tourism has bought changes to the area which are not sustainable without mitigation. Due to the increased number of tourists visiting Hoi An a variety of activities are emerging which allow guests to get out of the old quarter and explore by motorbike, bicycle, Kayak or motorboat. The Thu Bon River is still essential to the region more than 500 years after António de Faria first navigated it and it remains an essential form of food production and transport. As such kayak and motorboat rides are becoming an increasingly popular tourist activity.
MUSEUM
The city has four museums highlighting the history of the region. These museums are managed by the Hoi An Center for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation. Entrance to the museum is permitted with a Hoi An Entrance Ticket.
The Museum of History and Culture, at 13 Nguyen Hue St, was originally a pagoda, built in the 17th century by Minh Huong villagers to worship the Quan An, and is adjacent to the Quan Cong temple. It contains original relics from the Sa Huynh, Champa, Dai Viet and Dai Nam periods, tracing the history of Hoi An's inhabitants from its earliest settlers through to French colonial times.
The Hoi An Folklore Museum, at 33 Nguyen Thai Hoc St, was opened in 2005, and is the largest two-storey wooden building in the old town, at 57m long and 9m wide, with fronts at Nguyen Thai Hoc St and Bach Dang St. On the second floor, there are 490 artifacts, organised into four areas: plastic folk arts, performing folk arts, traditional occupations and artefacts related to the daily life of Hoi An residents.
The Museum of Trade Ceramics is located at 80 Tran Phu St, and was established in 1995, in a restored wooden building, originally built around 1858. The items originating from Persia, China, Thailand, India and other countries are proof of the importance of Hội An as a major trading port in South East Asia.
The Museum of Sa Huỳnh Culture, is located at 149 Tran Phu St. Established in 1994, this museum displays a collection of over 200 artifacts from the Sa Huỳnh culture - considered to be the original settlers on the Hội An site - dating to over 2000 years ago. This museum is considered to be the most unique collection of Sa Huỳnh artefacts in Vietnam.
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California’s executive mansion, popularly known at the Governor’s Mansion, was built in 1877 for Albert and Clemenza Gallatin. Albert was a partner in the Sacramento hardware store of Huntington & Hopkins. The State of California purchased the house from Joseph and Louisa Steffens to use as a home for California’s first families in 1903 for $32,500. Victorian architecture was somewhat out of style by then, but the house was suitably impressive, conveniently located, and comfortable.
California Governor's Mansion: Building - NRHP #70000139
16th and H Sts., Sacramento
One of my favourite cities in Ontario is Ottawa. This once sleepy logging town grew to become the capital city. It was also the last hurrah for snow. But at least they still had a decent amount on the ground!
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The Rookery Building (detail)
209 South LaSalle Street
Construction: Started, 1886 + Finished, 1888
Designed by: Burnham & Root
Lobby Redesigned by: Frank Lloyd Wright, 1905
Stories: 11
12th Story added + Burnham Library restored: 1992
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At the time it was built, The Rookery was one of the grandest buildings in the world. Today, meticulously renovated and maintained, it stands as one of the most historically significant and highly recognized buildings in all of Chicago. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 1972 after being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, The Rookery is universally considered an architectural masterpiece.
With The Rookery, famous architectural partners Daniel Burnham and John Root created the picturesque Rookery (completed in 1888) - an architectural masterpiece that is one of the greatest surviving examples of the early commercial skyscaper. Its stately façade is unmatched in architectural detailing.
Adding to its impressive stature, American architect and interior-designer, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) redesigned the stunning two-story, sky-lit lobby in 1905. The lobby offers a rich and inviting environment within the building - highlighted by incredible architectural features including the mesmerizing oriel staircase.
THE LOOP:
Chicago's "Loop" is the city's official downtown area. The second largest downtown business district in the United States, the Loop's boundaries are the Chicago River on the west, Michigan Avenue on the east, Wacker Drive on the north and Congress Parkway on the south. The Loop is known for its famous skyscrapers and historic buildings; it has been the site of architectural creativity and experimentation for years.
Some information about the Vienna State Opera that you may not have known.
The Vienna State Opera
In December 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph I decreed demolishing the old city walls and fortifications around Vienna's city center and creating a broad boulevard with new magnificent buildings for art and politics, the Ringstrasse (Ring Road). The Vienna State Opera also found its place here.
On May 25, 1869, the house was ceremoniously opened for the first time with Mozart's DON JUAN in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph, the highest builder, and Empress Elisabeth. A first highlight experienced the Vienna Opera under the director Gustav Mahler (from 1897 to 1907). In addition to the classics of the Italian repertoire, Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss (himself director of the Haus from 1919 to 1924) were and are the musical protector gods of the Vienna State Opera.
The bombing in 1945 and the reconstruction in 1955
The house on the Ring was almost completely burned down after a bombing on March 12, 1945.
Picture 2 Opera after Attack The Vienna State Opera
For the ceremonial opening of the rebuilt State Opera on November 5, 1955, Ludwig van Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" was performed under the baton of Karl Böhm. After the Second World War, it was first the conductor directors Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan - the latter opened the ensemble house to the international singer market, had the operas rehearsed in the original language and directed his plans for "co-productions" with foreign opera houses, but which only after his term were realized.
Opera and ballet of the highest quality is offered in this house. The Viennese Philharmonic members are recruited from the members of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. The opera was and will be influenced by its directors - and here it can refer to a long line of artistic celebrities. Gustav Mahler, Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan are outstanding names among the many famous directors. After the surprising death of star baritone Eberhard Waechter in March 1992, Ioan Holender was appointed director of the Opera Department and in charge of the house until 2010.
The Wiener Staatsoper
Today, the Vienna State Opera, along with the New York Met and the Milanese scale, has a worldwide reputation, and hardly a tourist in Vienna misses the opportunity to experience a performance in the House on the Ring.
Of course, the Ball of the Balls also takes place here: the Viennese Opera Ball and the Viennese Coffeehouse History find their traditional continuation here with the Cafe Oper Wien.
Ein paar Informationen zur Wiener Staatsoper, die Sie vielleicht nicht wussten.
Die Wiener Staatsoper
Kaiser Franz Joseph I. dekretierte im Dezember 1857, die alten Stadtmauern und Befestigungen um die Wiener Innenstadt abzureißen und einen breiten Boulevard mit neuen Prachtbauten für Kunst und Politik, die Ringstraße, anzulegen. Auch die Wiener Staatsoper fand hier ihren Platz.
Zum ersten Mal wurde am 25. Mai 1869 das Haus mit Mozarts DON JUAN in Anwesenheit von Kaiser Franz Joseph, dem allerhöchsten Bauherren, und Kaiserin Elisabeth feierlich eröffnet. Einen ersten Höhepunkt erlebte die Wiener Oper unter dem Direktor Gustav Mahler (von 1897 bis 1907). Neben den Klassikern des italienischen Repertoires waren und sind vor allem Mozart, Wagner und Richard Strauss (selbst von 1919 bis 1924 Direktor des Hauses) die musikalischen Schutzgötter der Wiener Staatsoper.
Der Bombenangriff 1945 und der Wiederaufbau 1955
Das Haus am Ring war nach einem Bombenangriff am 12. März 1945 fast vollständig niedergebrannt.
Bild 2 Oper nach Angriff Die Wiener Staatsoper
Zur feierlichen Eröffnung der wieder aufgebauten Staatsoper am 5. November 1955 wurde Ludwig van Beethovens Oper “Fidelio” unter dem Dirigenten Karl Böhm aufgeführt. Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg waren es zuerst die Dirigenten-Direktoren Karl Böhm und Herbert von Karajan – letzterer öffnete das Ensemblehaus dem internationalen Sängermarkt, ließ die Opern in Originalsprache einstudieren und richtete seine Pläne auf “Gemeinschaftsproduktionen” mit ausländischen Opernhäusern, die jedoch erst nach seiner Amtszeit verwirklicht wurden.
Oper und Ballett in höchster Qualität wird in diesem Haus geboten. Aus den Mit-gliedern des Wiener Staatsopernorchester rekrutieren sich die Wiener Philhar-moniker. Geprägt wurde und wird die Oper von ihren Direktoren – und da kann sie auf eine lange Reihe künstlerischer Berühmtheiten verweisen. Gustav Mahler, Karl Böhm und Herbert von Karajan sind herausragende Namen unter den vielen berühmten Direktoren. Nach dem überraschenden Tod von Star-Bariton Eberhard Waechter im März 1992 wurde Ioan Holender Staatsoperndirektor und mit Leitung des Hauses bis 2010 betraut.opera history Die Wiener Staatsoper
Heute hat die Wiener Staatsoper, neben der New Yorker Met und der Mailänder Skala, Weltruf, und kaum ein Wien-Tourist lässt sich die Gelegenheit entgehen, eine Aufführung im Haus am Ring erleben zu können.
Natürlich findet hier auch der Ball der Bälle statt: der Wiener Opernball und die Wiener Kaffeehaus Geschichte findet hier mit dem Cafe Oper Wien ihre traditionsreiche Fortsetzung.
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