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Chapter 1946: Romantic Vienna

In the middle of the 18th century, the Viennese ushered in the reign of Queen Maria Theresia. The queen enthusiastically sponsored various arts, especially music. She often held concerts and performed operas in Schönbrunn Palace. At this time, many outstanding musicians also appeared. , Vienna has become a well-known music city.

Strolling in the streets and lanes of Vienna, even if you don’t understand the local language, you can still enjoy the performances of the artists with your own understanding and imagination, and the borderless music communication.

When the convoy entered Vienna, it was already late at night, but it was still deserted. The Danube passed through the city of Vienna. After the river course was rectified, the current course of the boat was called the New Danube, leaving a section of beautiful waters called the Old Danube. Here You can experience the leisure and elegance of the blue Danube. You can swim in summer. There are also many boat rental spots and pedal boats for tourists.

However, you can't see the cruise ship at night in winter, you can only listen to the sound of the Danube river.

When does the new year start? Is it the morning of January 1st for most people?

However, for the Austrians, it was from 6 o'clock in the evening on the 1st. At this time, the New Year's concert in the Golden Hall in Vienna began. The New Year came with marches, waltz, and polka melody.

The capitals of all countries in the world are the capitals of the ZZ family, with the exception of Vienna, which is the capital of musicians.

Only the New Year’s Concert in Vienna kicked off the long-awaited New Year’s prelude. Only in the streets and alleys of Vienna can you see the remains of music masters, statues, monuments, former residence museums, and many more. Schools, theaters, parks, streets, etc. named after musicians.

After a one-night rest, the family came out of the hotel and walked into the former Austro-Hungarian Imperial Palace and now the National Museum. Don't doubt that in this museum, musical instruments are the main components.

Here, you can see the original pianos of the 17th century and modern products from the beginning of the 20th century. Comparing the scenes, the history of piano development is clearly displayed in front of you. You can also see Schubert in 1820- The piano used in 1825, "The Beautiful Mill Girl" should be born on this piano.

This is Vienna, a cradle of musicians, a place where music is the soul, and a holy place filled with music in the air. For foreigners, music is the most sacred art, but for Austrians, Music in Austria is nothing but a very common thing that is indispensable every day.

Perhaps the true sacredness is contained in the ordinary. If something is always sacred and beyond its margins, it also loses its sacred meaning.

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is located next to the Ringstrasse in Vienna, opposite the Hofburg Palace. In the second half of the 19th century, after the old city walls of Vienna were demolished, the construction of the museum began.

Between 1871-1891, two splendid museum buildings emerged, namely the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.

Between the two museums is the square built to commemorate the only female emperor of Austria, Maria Theresia. Today, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is the fourth largest art museum in the world, and it houses the Habsburgs for hundreds of years The collection of European treasures, works by famous painters such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Raphael, Titian, etc., has doubled the reputation of this art museum.

Stephen's Cathedral has experienced severe damage. At the end of World War II, the church was hit by artillery fire and caught fire. The roof, brass bell, pipe organ and most of the glass window paintings were destroyed. Fortunately, the war Afterwards, Austria immediately began the restoration of the homeland, and the cathedral was restored by the nine federal states. Such a picture of unity has long been spread as a good story.

Located in the southern part of Vienna’s inner city, the Charles Church is a striking baroque church building with a 72-meter-high Romanesque dome. In 1713, the Holy Roman Emperor Karl VI announced that if the terrible plague could be stopped, he Just build a church, so as soon as the plague ended, the emperor ordered the construction of this magnificent Baroque church.

The Black Death Memorial Column is located in the center of the Trench Avenue in the inner city of Vienna. It is the largest Baroque "Black Death Memorial Column" in Europe. The Black Death is one of the most serious plagues in human history, originating in southwest Asia. It was first introduced to the Sicily Islands in 1347 and immediately swept across Europe. The patient had no chance of curing. There were many dark spots on the skin and the death process was very painful, so it was called the "Black Death".

The disease made a comeback in Europe many times in the following 300 years. A total of more than 200 million Europeans died from the plague. The Vienna Black Death in 1679 raged, and the plague took almost two-thirds of the lives of Viennese people. In order to commemorate the victims of the plague, the Austrian Emperor Leopold I ordered the construction of this black death memorial column.

On the exterior pedestal of this memorial column, relief sculptures such as the creation of heaven and earth, the Black Death epidemic, and the Last Supper are depicted. The column shows the emperor taking off the crown and kneeling on the ground to pray for God to bless his subjects and the angels. Under the guidance, the saint defeated the black death of the incarnation witch, and the inscription reminded the world not to forget the punishment God brought to the city.

It's strange to say that in a music city, you are lingering about beautiful and historic buildings.

Within a day, we traveled non-stop in Vienna's Architecture Museum, UU Reading www. uukanshu. com didn't stop in the restaurant on the Danube until the evening. After eating an authentic Viennese meal, Yang Cheng received a call from Alois.

He helped arrange the concert in the Golden Hall tonight. Everyone went back to the hotel and changed into formal clothes before rushing to the Golden Hall. Tonight is the performance of the top-tier Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets are hard to get, thanks to Ah Loews, otherwise you can't buy it. After all, people in the upper class of Austria are not bad for money.

The official name of the Golden Hall in Vienna, Austria should be the Golden Hall of the Vienna Friends of Music Association, which is the largest concert hall in the Vienna Friends of Music Association building.

Country Z is known as the "temple of world music", and many domestic musicians and music groups have advertised as having performed in the Golden Hall.

The appearance of the golden hall is not golden. It is almost four stories high and not as large as expected. This building was built in 1870. The red facade, with yellow arches and columns, has some elements of Roman architecture. , Belongs to the Renaissance style building.

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