In 13th century the parish church was planned as huge church having multiple aisles. After some demolitions the church got rebuilt in a much smaller version at the end of 18th century.
Tag: Lower Austria
Gate to Vienna in Marchegg
Marchegg was founded as a planned city by Ottokar II of Bohemia in 13th century. Taking the historic trail gives a good impression how large this city was intended. From the medieval gates the Gate to Vienna (Wienertor) dating back to 1268 is the best-preserved one. [German]
Marchegg Palace in Marchegg
Marchegg Palace (Schloss Marchegg) is a palace near the March river in the east of Austria. Besides its Baroque style it is also worth a visit because of a large stork population in the nearby WWF nature reserve Marchegg.
Lucius’ house in Carnuntum
The building is a reconstruction of the home of a middle-class citizen of the ancient Roman Carnuntum. His name was probably Lucius Maticeius Clemens. The reconstruction shows the house in the style of the first half of the 4th century.
Roman sewer cover in Petronell-Carnuntum
While walking through the archaeology park of Carnuntum, I found this reconstruction of a Roman sewer cover. It is much smaller than the one I saw in the Roman Museum of Vienna.
Bus Steyr 480A in Payerbach
Classic bus Steyr 480A built in 1957 seen on the grounds of the railway station Payerbach-Reichenau in the Austrian state Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). This bus was operated by the Austrian mail service (Österreichische Post) which used to offer public transportation as well.
Tree top way in Tulln
After a walk through the Garten Tulln, I climbed up a tower (34,95 m) named Baumwipfelweg (tree top way). Though it was more a tower than a path, several protruding elements offered an exciting view of the surroundings.
Huge spiderweb in St Pölten
On my walk through St. Pölten I came across this huge spiderweb. I guess it was sort of public art. Well, I do hope it was just public art.
Kreuzenstein Castle in Leobendorf
The Kreuzenstein Castle of today was erected in the years 1874 – 1906 by order of Count Johann Nepomuk Graf Wilczek. As the castle consists of a lot of medieval material bought from other castles it offers modern as well as medieval structures. It was the set of many movies, e.g. for the 2010 television series ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.