Evening star., 1934-07-29
V|C|SS|TUDESFA|L
TO CRUSH VIENNA
"Gayest City of Europe"
Has Many Setbacks Since
Beginning in Roman Days.

ins erection and sociaiistic uprisals;
venna--the scene Of murder. shoot
ineb. trcachery and intrigue.
is this Vienna. the gayess city Of
Europe. the waltz city. the city Of
romance. OF beauty. the paradise OF
luxury and elegance?
IL is a far cry from peace and
snerrbnent 10 poverty and war. Yet,
Vienna In her history has spanned
the chasm repeatedly. Always has
si1e been regarded as the cradle Of
romance, yet often has she been
reused from her love making and
castle building TO fortify herself from
revolt. within and without.
Her very origin was as fortress.
During the Roman period Virdol,ona
was a small frontier fortress built for
protection against the Germanic tribes
Maromanni and Quad. The fortress
stood her ground and grew, despite
frequent attacks. In 1929 she with
stood the siege by the Turks under
Soliman and again In 1888 under
Kara Mustafa AS a result of this
latter attack the suburbs were COM
pletely destroyed and a new line of
Notifications was constructed. II was
because OF this ugly military f0rtifica-
ton that one OF Vienna's beautiful
attractions was created. In 1857 these
walls were removed and in their place,
following the original construction,
was created the Ring Strasse with its
gorgeous buildings. The Ring Strasse,
2ka miles long and go yards wide in
closes the city on three sides. It is
built on historic styles and boasts
many aristocratic dwelling houses,
monuments, avenues, gardens and
parks.
Many Luxurious Buildings.
In Vienna the beautiful is pano-
rama of luxurious and spacious build
sngs, noted as examples OF architec-
tural skill and mastery Of detail in
the beautiful. Chief among these Is
the st. Stephan's Kirche, the most
important Gothic edifice In Austria.
Originally II was q small Romanesque
church, built outside the walls OF
medieval Vienna. and consecrated in
HAT. It was constructed In three
parts, two of which are Romanesque
In style and the third Gothic. It Is
impressive with its two Heidenturme,
2io feet IN height, and its high
vaulted ceiling with roof covered by
brigntly-colored tile. The Parliament,
elaborate and impressive, was built In
l874-ls83 In the Greek style. 1t for
merly housed the Imperial Diet, but
since 1919 has been occupied by the
two chambers OF Federal Congresses
of Austria, the Nationalrat and the
Bundesrat. There Is a broad approach,
adorned with four bronze horse
tanners and eight marble statues OF
Greek and Roman historians. This
leads to q portico of eight columns,
the pediment of which contains a
marble relief of the granting Of the
constitution.
The attic of the wings is adorned
with statues and crowned with eight
quadrigae In bronze. Beyond the por-
tico and atrium is-the peristyle borne
by "a monolithic columns. In front
OF the whole building is q huge foun-
tain, the Palla8 Athena, 80 feet high,
adorning which "a Q colossal figure of
Pallas on o dwarfed marble column.
Another notable building In Vienna
Is the Burg Thea.er, built In elaborate
late Renaissance style. It Is q lofty
edifice, containing foyer, auditorium
and stage. There are two wings with
staircases In each. The showplace of
Vienna Is Count Schonborn's palace,
built In the baroque style by Fischer
Won Erlach about 170o. It Is an elab-
crate, enormous ediflce with a hand
some vestibule and rooms superbly
decorated. It was formerly the royal
Summer palace. but now houses the
Dutch Legation and a small picture
gallery. II Is visited now chiefly on
account Of its beautiful gardens and
geological park. And so We could go
on TO enumerate the architectural
beauties of Vienna.
City Has Personal Warmth.
But there il more than physical
beauty which attracts one to this low
able city. There Is a personal warmth
an emotion which comes not from
physical beauty. There is an allure
which has won for Vienna her
reputation as the gayest city of Eu-
rope. Much time is devoted to leis-
urely enjoyment of the pleasures
which she affords herself. Situated on
the beautiful Blue Danube, which,
however is not blue, but brown, and
enjoying the beauties of the Wiener
wald, Vienna has become a sponsor of
the fine arts. One of the lures of
Vienna lies in her artistic history.
Not only does she boast of her famous
architects-Lukas Won Hildebrandt,
the two Fischer Won Erlachs and Ja-
kob Prandouer-but her musicians of
first rank are countless Gluck, Mo-
zart, Haydn. Beethoven, Schubert,
Franz Won Suppe, Franz Lehar and,
most famous Of all, her celebrated
Johann Strauss. To this last is given
the honor Of best depicting Vienna In
his waltZes and his operetta die
Feldamus"
In his everyday life we find the
VienneSe gay and light-hearted. His
chief daily enjoyment is a visit to his
cafe, beer garden. heurigen, or keller.
This Is more than an occurrence; il
is a ritual. If Viennese is not seen
at his particular cafe, it is well to
see If he has met with an accident.
Dancing is the universal entertain
ment and redouten (masked balls) are
numerous and colorful. There are
many parades, given on occasion, and
also some without any special signifi-
canoe. There are celebrated races
held every Spring. ViennaS theaters,
concert halls and open houses are
world famous. notable ones being the
Ronacher and the Apollo. There is
perhaps no city In the worl9 more
celebrated for the refinements of its
living and pleasures.
1t has the greatest area Of open
parks, the finest array Of public build
ingS, the best kept streets and best
water system of any city in Europe.
1t rivals Paris for amusements, sur