Vienna's back streets

On our last day in Vienna we decided to focus our promenade on Vienna's less travelled but still interesting back streets.

One interesting cathedral is the 14th century Church of St. Mary. Restricted by the narrowness of the medieval streets around it the church's unusual floor plan is only 30 feet wide. It has only one width of pews down the center, yet the rest of the church is as gothically elaborate as any other we've seen.




















There's a most unusual clock spanning a narrow street in the city's oldest marketplace. The clock was used in an important scene from the film The Third Man and if you're a movie buff, you might remember it.




This whole area, the old market - which used to be the location of the public gallows way back when and up to the 1700's, has been preserved. The streets are narrow and tight and if there were no cars around, you'd feel as if you had stepped back in time.




There was an old smitty located here and you can still see a replica of some of his work. This elaborate key hung outside the shop.




And finally, a more modern touch. I think it's self explanatory.

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