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Month: October 2018

  • Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

    Mormonen at Vienna Central Cemetery

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    Justin Hill
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    We came to Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof, the Vienna Central Cemetery, to see dead musicians. The German-only map showed some Konfessionelle Bereiche (“sectarian divisions”) and featured a photo of a “Mormonen” monument – middle right below. How curious! We made our way to section 57C and saw this statue of Christ and a child facing, presumably,…

  • Vienna – Music and Death

    Vienna – Music and Death

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    Justin Hill
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    Vienna is a cool place for fans of music and cemeteries. On our bike tour we saw monuments to Johann Strauss, Franz Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner – The Vienna Central Cemetery (Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is a few miles out of town, a quick Uber ride away if you don’t want to figure out the buses.…