Augarten
Contents
10 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome to the Augarten, one of the most fascinating and contradictory spaces in all of Vienna. As you step onto the crunching gravel of these expansive, geometrically perfect pathways, you are entering a landscape that bridges…
Listen in the app2The Geschutzturm Flak Tower
As you walk deeper into the park, your eyes are inevitably drawn upward to the staggering, almost menacing silhouette of the Geschutzturm, or Flak Tower. This is one of a pair of towers located within the Augarten, rising out of…
Listen in the app3The Imperial Garden Palace Exterior
Leaving the overwhelming shadow of the Flak tower behind, we now approach a building of entirely different character and purpose: the former Imperial Garden Palace. This elegant structure, with its balanced proportions and…
Listen in the app4The Upper Museum: The Eighteen Zero Five Ice Cream Holder
Now inside the upper floor of the museum, you are surrounded by the early triumphs of the manufactory. Among the dazzling displays of gold and vibrant colors, I want to draw your attention to an object of striking simplicity, yet…
Listen in the app5The Upper Museum: The Bourdaloue Portable Loo
As we move further along the display cases of the upper floor, you will undoubtedly spot a small, elegantly painted object that most modern observers immediately assume to be a gravy boat or a sauce tureen. However, the truth…
Listen in the app6The Upper Museum: Dejeuner Sets and the Trembleuse
Continuing through the artifacts of the eighteenth century, we encounter a display of delicate, highly specialized morning ceramics. Among these is a magnificent dejeuner set, a breakfast service specifically designed for one…
Listen in the app7The Upper Museum: Imperial Dining and Guilt Porcelain
Before we descend to the lower level, there is one final, visually deceptive piece we must examine. Displayed prominently is a dining service for one, dating from eighteen nineteen. …
Listen in the app8The Lower Museum: The Banqueting Hall and the 1923 Kiln
Let us now descend the stairs into the lower floor of the museum, stepping into what was originally designed as the Banqueting Hall of the former Imperial Garden Palace. The architectural grandeur of this room is immediately…
Listen in the app9The Lower Museum: Post-WWI Modernity and the Melon Service
As you move past the imposing kiln into the surrounding exhibition space, the aesthetic abruptly shifts from nineteenth century classicism to the vibrant, radical modernity of the nineteen twenties and thirties. When the…
Listen in the app10Closing
As we exit the museum and step back out into the crisp air of the Augarten park, it is time to reflect on the extraordinary journey we have just undertaken. We have walked through centuries of history, contained within a few…
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What is Augarten?
Augarten is a place with 10 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Type | Activity |
|---|---|
| Story sections | 10 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 48.2258, 16.3806 |
| Last updated |
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