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The statues on the Albertina in central Vienna. This was the first "site" I came upon in my trip to Wien.

The Royal Seal of the Habsburg Empire, above a gate to Hofburg Palace in central Vienna.

A statue of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe just outside the Hofburg Palace grounds in central Vienna.

The first view I had of Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

The statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the Hofburg Palace grounds, Vienna.

A close-up of Mozart statue, Hofburg Palace.

The upper facade of Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

A larger view of the facade of (one angle of) Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

A close-up of the statue of Erzherzog Karl (Archduke Charles), outside of Hofburg Palace.

Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

Hofburg Palace, Vienna - this was shot from one of the courtyards.

Statue of Emperor Francis I in Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

Hofburg Palace gardens with the Kunsthistorisches Museum in the background, Vienna.

The statue and memorial to Empress Elisabeth ('Sisi'), wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Hofburg Palace.

The statue of Sisi, Hofburg Palace.

The statue of Sisi, Hofburg Palace.

The statue of Emperor Franz Joseph I, Sisi's husband and last emperor to rule until death of the Habsburg Empire, Hofburg Palace.

The State Opera House, Vienna.

The Vienna Boys' Choir.

Karlskirche (Charles' church), Vienna.

Karlsplatz, Vienna.

Karlsplatz, Vienna.

The Secessionist Museum, Vienna.

The Secessionist Museum, Vienna.

Statue of Friedrich Schiller at Schillerplatz, Vienna.

Statue outside the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der Bildende Kunst), Vienna.

Statue of Empress Maria Theresia on Mariatheresienplatz, Vienna.

A fountain in Mariatheresienplatz, Vienna.

The Natural History Museum as seen from Hofburg Palace, Vienna.

The Natural History Museum as seen on Mariatheresianplatz, Vienna.

The Natural History Museum on Mariatheresienplatz, Vienna.