
Chegámos á Karlsplatz depois de visitar o Palácio de Verão da familia real, já estava um pouco cansada mas a animação do mercado de Natal com a Karlskirche como pano de fundo fez ganhar um novo fôlego. É uma das maiores da cidade e á sua volta para além da igreja podemos encontrar uma universidade, o Musikverein (uma sala de concertos) e pelo Künstlerhaus, assim como dos pavilhões desenhados por Otto Wagner.
We reached the Karlsplatzafter visiting the Summer Palace of the Royalfamily, I was already a littletiredbut the animationof the Christmasmarket with the Karlskirche as a backdrop made me regain my strenght. It isone of thecity’s largest squaresandaround it,in addition to thechurchwe can finda university,theMusikverein(concert hall) and the Künstlerhaus, we can also see the pavilions designed by OttoWagner.

Também de esta praça vimos sair os eléctricos de Natal um deles patrocinado pelas famosas bolachas wafer de Viena, as Manner.
These pavilions are an excellent example of Art Nouveau and were originally train stations,in the eightieswent intodisuse andwere moved tothe areawhere they are now. In one there isa cafebut whenwe wentthereit looked like it wasclosed.The buildingthat marksthe squareis undoubtedly theKarlskirchededicated toCharles Borromeowho was the firstto foundseminariesthat servetodayto trainpriests.Built in the eighteenthcentury duringthe reign of CharlesVI(father ofMaria Theresa) witha baroque style which includes thedome andthe twotriumphalcolumnsinspired byTrajan’s Columnin Rome.
Also inthis squarewe sawoutelectricalChristmasone of themsponsoredby the famouswafercookiesVienna, theManner.








