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10 Instagram spots in Vienna worth stopping for
Baroque domes, palace gardens and one pink street in April: Vienna is formal and photogenic in equal measure. These 10 spots cover the center and the palaces.
St. Charles Church
An early-1700s baroque church with a large dome and twin columns. Shoot the full front with its reflecting pool from the park side.
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Privacy detailsFrancis of Assisi Church
A red-brick church on Mexikoplatz by the Danube with 73-meter towers. The brickwork reads best in direct sun from the square.
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The old amusement park holds more than 250 rides, including the Giant Ferris Wheel. The wheel cabins give the city panorama; sunset is the popular slot.
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Privacy detailsBelvedere castle
An 18th-century palace with gardens stepping down the slope. Shoot from the lower garden for the palace front with the fountains.
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Privacy detailsPalace Schönbrunn
Austria's largest palace with formal gardens, a UNESCO site since 1996. Go early; the Gloriette hill gives the palace panorama from above.
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Privacy detailsAustrian national library
The state hall forms Europe's largest baroque library room, built in the first half of the 1700s. Shoot down the central aisle between the shelves.
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Privacy detailsGraben
A pedestrian shopping street of stone facades in the old town. The plague column at its center gives the foreground for the street shot.
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Privacy detailsVienna State Opera
The opera house on the Ring opened in 1869 and stages premieres including Mozart works. The arched front suits a straight-on evening shot.
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Privacy detailsVotive Church
A neo-Gothic church from 1879 near the university, 99 meters tall with two spires. Shoot the twin spires from the park across the street.
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Privacy detailsSchlachthausgasse, or “Cherry Blossom Street”
Japanese cherry trees line this downtown street each April. Time the visit for the bloom week; the pink canopy lasts only days.
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