Monday, 5 March 2012

Kärtnerstrasse, Austrian shopping street in the old city of Vienna

These photos were taken on a business trip a few months ago on a sunny fall evening. So, I decided to write my four remaining articles of Vienna. The first blog entry is about the Kärtnerstrasse, the main shopping street in the old city centre. Since I was alone, without Kristel, shopping is about architecture and not about buying stuff. The facades of historical buildings are fantastic and some shops have a high glamour appearance. Occasionally you see a modern display covering the old walls or a McDonald's sign, totally misplaced against a magnificent house. The power of McDonald's must be enormous to get a permit for this.

Deze foto´s zijn genomen op een zakenreis enkele maanden geleden op een zonnige herfstdagavond. Ik heb besloten mijn vier achterstallige artikelen van Wenen te schrijven. Het eerste gaat over de Kärtnerstrasse, de hoofdwinkelstaat in het oude stadscentrum. Daar ik hier alleen was, zonder Kristel, gaat het over architectuur en niet over het winkelen. De gevels van de historische gebouwen zijn fantastisch en sommige winkels hebben een ongelooflijke glamour uitstraling. Soms zie je moderne winkeldecoratie die de oude gevel verbergt of een McDonald's reclamebord die de schoonheid van de gevel besmeurd. De macht van McDonald's moet enorm zijn om hier toelating voor te krijgen..

Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Kärtnerstrasse
Previous Vienna article: The Belvedere exterior and castle garden in Vienna

Previous shoppping article: A perfect mix of shopping and historical architecture, Brugge

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24 comments:

  1. Joop Zand5 March 2012 at 17:14

    Foto 4 en 5 zijn echt heel fraai gemaakt Filip

    Groet, Joop

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  2. biebkriebels5 March 2012 at 17:48

    Wenen is een prachtige stad, ben er vroeger een paar keer geweest.

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  3. This is Belgium5 March 2012 at 18:04

    nooit in wenen geweest
    ik moet er dringend werk van maken

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  4. Lies5 March 2012 at 18:13

    Imposant, Filip !

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  5. Jana5 March 2012 at 18:39

    beautiful details and buildings...you do love the city a lot, right?:-)

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  6. jyothisethu5 March 2012 at 19:18

    nice photographs with amazing sculptures...
    thanks for sharing...

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  7. Carmen Negoita5 March 2012 at 19:53

    Statues of photo 1 and 3 resembles much with some statues that are found on a building in my city. I like the light in photo 4.
    Greetings, Carmen

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  8. Seraphinas Phantasie5 March 2012 at 20:06

    Wonderful photos from Vienna. Beautiful details too. I live not in the South, but we have the first warm days in Leipzig now.
    Kind regards, Synnöve

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  9. Kaya5 March 2012 at 20:08

    I was in Vienna many years ago and I love this city. There are so much to see and enjoy and just walking in all these historical places.

    You took such a great pictures!!!! Filip, the architecture is simply fantastic and you showed it so beautifully.

    Thank you for giving me nice memories of this beautiful city.

    Greetings and hugs from Kaya.

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  10. Mirthe Duindam5 March 2012 at 20:23

    Prachtig gedaan.
    Groetjes, Mirthe

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  11. Ginny Hartzler5 March 2012 at 20:46

    The next to last picture is very interesting, I have not seen anything quite like it. And I love that beautiful mural painted on the wall!

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  12. Breathtaking5 March 2012 at 22:00

    Vienna is a beautiful city,and your photos show
    the truely magnificent old and new architecture
    to perfection.I just love the elegant shops!!

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  13. AVCr8teur6 March 2012 at 04:34

    Such wonderful and detailed architecture. The McDonald's seem to be out of place in such an environment. As for the other modern stores, I wonder what stood there when the buildings were first built.

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  14. 21 Wits6 March 2012 at 06:50

    With buildings like these, why even go inside....I could just walk around outside for hours enjoying it all and snapping pictures the entire time! Thanks for sharing these!

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  15. Margaret D6 March 2012 at 08:04

    Beautiful. I do so enjoy your photography with your comments on what you have taken. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Dietmut6 March 2012 at 10:11

    zo als altijd weer een mooie serie. In Wenen ben ik helaas nog niet geweest, misschien kom ik er nog wel. Groetjes Dietmut

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  17. Jientje6 March 2012 at 13:28

    It's been too long since I was in Vienna. Such a beautiful city. Great architecture, you captured it well Filip.

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  18. Giga6 March 2012 at 14:48

    Spacerowałam ta piękną ulicą, ale sporo lat temu. Bardzo ładne zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam. *** Walked this beautiful street, but many years ago. Very nice pictures. Yours.

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  19. Halcyon6 March 2012 at 15:24

    Those are certainly some fancy shops! I've never been to Vienna, but it's definitely on my list. :)

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  20. gootchai6 March 2012 at 17:23

    Hello!!! superbe ton reportage sur Vienne et bravo pour les photos car ce n'est pas simple des photos d'architecture!!Merci pour ton passage sur mon blogs! @++++

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  21. Jeanne7 March 2012 at 01:54

    The architecture in this old part of Vienna looks lovely. Great photos, and yes,it is amazing where you can find mc donalds. My first midnight meal ever in Paris was on the Rue di Rivoli in McDonalds. Pretty shocking to me that i ended up there, but was desparate. also, one of the first places i noticed in the Galleria in Milan was Mcdonalds. How innappropriate is that. Love your photos! Best wishes, Jeanne

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  22. 黄清华 Wong Ching Wah7 March 2012 at 11:28

    So much details on the facades !

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  23. Red Nomad OZ7 March 2012 at 13:39

    I can't believe McDonalds can get away with that. But I also can't believe McDonalds can make enough money somewhere that makes such divine chocolate! It's a funny world!!

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  24. FBS Headmaster8 March 2012 at 13:16

    It's hard to find building like this in Malaysia =/

    Its sure is pretty :D

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