A separate city about 50 km south from Vienna proper, Wiener Neustadt is easily reached inside an hourâs ride with a regional-express train. For the most part, I was here to photograph one location to complete a project begun in 2022. But, as always, there are interesting things to see in a new place.
Austria National Rail (ĂBB) station, at Wiener Neustadt.
Friedrichsgasse 3.
Cathedral, began as parish church in 1279.
Lichtzeichen Wien no. 26, at Baumkirchnerring 4: location of 1902 synagogue heavily damaged in the 1938 November Pogrom; building remnant used as warehouse until complete demolition in 1952. This image completes my photography of all 26 Lichtzeichen memorial locations, a project I started in 2022.
From underneath, looking up into the sky.
Hauptplatz (main plaza), with Dom (Cathedral) & Mariensäule (Mary column) at centre background and right foreground, respectively.
Rathaus (City Hall) with flags of Austria, Lower Austria, Wiener Neustadt, and the European Union (left to right, respectively).
Once Imperial Residence from 13th to 15th century, Empress Maria Theresa converted the âBurgâ into a military academy in 1752. St. Georgeâs Church appears at top-centre.
Inside St. Georgeâs lies the tomb of Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). I first saw his grand cenotaph at Innsbruckâs Hofkirche in 2018, not realizing then it wasnât his grave.
Facing west, Bahngasse at Neunkirchner Strasse.
Time to head back and north, to Wien.
I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 17 Jun 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
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