Royal Coat of Arms Mosaic - Vienna, Austria
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This mosaic is located at the entrance to the Giant Ferris Wheel at Vienna's Prater Amusement Park.
Waymark Code: WMKBGX
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 03/14/2014
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This large mosaic is behind glass and seems oddly placed in an amusement park. It depicts a coat of arms in a gothic structure which is probably intended to represent a church or palace.
A placard at the site reads:
"Altosterreichishes Staatswappen
Mosaik des Kleinen Wappens der k.u.k.Monarchie verwendet zwishen 1867 und 1915. Von Leopold Forstner, dem Grunder der Weiner Mosaikschule, anlasslich der Weiner Jagdausstellung 1910 mit einem Kostenaufwand von 20,000Goldkronen erictet."
which Google translates (with some apparent flaws) as:
"Altosterreichishes Staatswappen
Mosaic of the small coat of arms of k.u.k. Monarchie used matches between 1867 and 1915. From Leopold Forstner, the founder of the Weiner Mosaic School on occasion of Weiner hunting exhibition erictet 1910 at a cost of 20,000 gold crowns."
The Prater is open 24 hours daily.
Address:
Prater Amusement Park
Vienna, Wien Austria
Specific visit requirements: Not listed
Related web site: Not listed
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