We met with Elisabeth and rode the bus 7A.
We visited the Secession building.
In 1897, some artists, among them Gustav Klimt and Otto Wagner,
seceded from the Academy of Fine Arts and did their own thing.
They founded their own journal called VER SACRUM
- Holy Spring - to celebrate a new generation of artists.
It is called Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau.
For the 1903 exhibit at the Secession building, Gustav Klimt painted the
Beethoven Frieze. Fragments of it are still there.
It was inspired by Beethoven's 9th symphony.
Then we went to the Naschmarkt, one of the oldest markets in Vienna.
This is Gegenbauer's, who has been making vinegars since 1929.
On the other side of the street is the old
Theater by the Vienna River.
Mozart premiered most of his operas there.
Again around the corner is the old Semper Depot.
German architect Gottfriend Semper designed this storage building in the 1870s to
house all the theater props.
It is a fantastic space and is now used for art shows.
We walked up the Fillgrader Stairs to the Mariahilfer Strasse.
The stairs were designed by Max Hegele and built in 1905-1907 in the
typical Viennese Jugendstil.
At Mariahilfer Strasse we did a little shopping.
It's one of the best shopping areas in Vienna.
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