| Vienna Highlights | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7551 |
| Catalog #: | 492858 | |
| Clip Number: | 492858-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 65 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:49:54 - 01:52:21 | |
| Location: | Vienna, Austria | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Government, Misc BUILDINGS: Museums BUILDINGS: Palaces / Castles BUILDINGS: Religious, Churches LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Austria, Vienna RECREATION: Amusement Parks / Carnival RECREATION: Parks SCENICS: Seasonal, Spring SCENICS: Seasonal, Winter SCENICS: Urban | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 507166 Tape 7551 A Various shots of some of the main sights of Vienna, Austria GV looking over the inner city of Vienna with snow on the rooftops; the biggest buildings seen are the Peterskirche and St. Stephan's Cathedral. Some views of the classical Parliament building, with a few people in warm coats walking by; the big statue in FG is of Athena. Snowy park in FG looking toward great domed Museum of Fine Art building; statue at rt. of angel with ring is the the Liebenberg-monument. Diag LS view of a building in the park of the Castle Schoenbrunn - -actually it's more like a long wall of arches with gilded statues on the top. Shot looking across park toward this same structure silhouetted on top of a hill, but now it's Spring or Summer. The park Schoenbrunn with flower beds & the palm-house (Palmenhaus). GV over rooftops - -same view as first shot but now snow melting. Closer view pan down tower of St.Stephans. Low angle of equestrian statue of Prinzen Eugen in front of the new Hofburg . New Rathaus (Town Hall) lighted up at night. Low angle shot beside the Riesenrad (a big Ferris Wheel type thing); pan down the VERY big wheel to crowd all waving at camera. Shots of a crowded rollercoaster that goes round a 'mountain'. Var shots of people riding on swings in amusement park - incl good tracking (swing - to -swing?) shots of kids flying through the air on the swings. A smaller Ferris Wheel. LS part of a ride with a dragon head looking over a wall with an arched door; 2 children riding in a little car go riding into the doorway. GV of the very crowded park panning up on the great big Riesenrad slowly turning. Parade of men in traditional costumes and wearing medals coming through the Michaeltor. Waving crowd around the Franz Josef I Monument in front of the Old Hofburg. Brief high angle shot of parade down a downtown street | |
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