Capital City Skyline

A colorful contrast to the monument of Archduke Charles at Heldenplatz.

The Vienna skyline is unlike that of many other capital cities of the world. Instead of being littered with crowded skyscrapers, the architectural composition of Vienna is of a more human scale—or that of an elevated humanity, with spires, domes and angels reaching to the heavens.  Even in the busy districts where these photos were taken, full of palaces, apartment buildings and businesses, one doesn't have to look far to look up.  In fact, with Vienna's skyline you can actually see the sky.

Palais Herberstein

Apartment building alongside City Hall

  

Left photo: City Hall

Right photo: Tilted buildings along the Danube Canal

L: Ober Bank; Mid-right: Arnold Schoenberg Center

State Opera House

View of St. Stephan's Cathedral in the center of the city

Center: Otto Wagner's Anker Haus

Apartment building detail

Hofburg Palace and St. Michael's Square

Heldenplatz in the late evening, with the spire of City Hall 
in the distance.