Week 4- Patterns and Design (The Cohesive City)

Silhouette of person with arms outstretched on a rock by the sea at sunset. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.
Evelyn Ahnrud
 June 24, 2015

With more time passed than time left, It's becoming hard not to get a little sentimental about my beloved Vienna. Wonder and beauty truley define this city from its largest cathedral to its smallest, yet elegant, lampost. One thing I know that will stick with me is Vienna's cohesiveness. Now as any historian will say Vienna is not a by defintion a cohesive city, in fact all the major buildings on the ring were specifically designed to represent different areas of architecture and design, but in the little details of these massive structures, similarities are found. 

 

Ornate black and white patterned floor with people standing nearby. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.

 
-- Kunsthistorisches Museum Floor 
 

Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, beige building under cloudy sky, ornate lamp in foreground. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.


-- Lampost by the Museumsquartier
 

Vienna's great building have a breathe about them which allows them to coexist in unison, without becoming uniform.  I see this as a  testiment to the city's great creative minds. Vienna, the birth place of psychology, modern art, modern architecture, and even to some degree modern politics, stands for the power of difference and creative thinking.  

 

Ornate wooden pew with detailed carvings inside a richly decorated church. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.


-- Pew in St. Peter's Church 

Ornate black wrought iron gate with intricate patterns. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.


--Front Gates of Belvedere Palace
 
Just pay attention to the details.... and the whole city comes alive. 
 

Tall stained glass windows in a dimly lit cathedral. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.


-- Windows in Stephansdom 
 

1. Historic building with cloudy sky, lamp post in foreground. 2. Ornate church interior, detailed wooden pews, people seated. 3. Intricate black wrought iron gate against sky. 4. Tall, narrow stained glass windows, dim interior light. 5. Arched architecture with faint birds on wall. This alt text was added with Al; accuracy may vary.


-- Arc in St. Michael's
 
 
 
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Evelyn Ahnrud

<p>Hello! My name is Evelyn and I am currently a sophomore at The University of the South in Sewanee, TN. This summer I will be traveling to the beautiful and poetic city of Vienna, Austria. I will aim to capture the mystique and wonder of Vienna while paying tribute to all the artists who made this the city the spirt of free-thinking.</p>

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