Vienna - Vienna Opera (Staadtoper) Tapestry and inlayed stone in Tea Rooms

During World War II, the stage was destroyed by Allied bombs and the building gutted by fire on March 12, 1945. The foyer, with frescoes by Moritz von Schwind, the main stairways, the vestibule and the tea room were spared. There are two tearooms in the Vienna Opera.  One displays the original tapestries by Schwind, and the other has more modern pictures made of inlaid stone.  I am researching to learn more about the inlaid stone.  Do you know?

The first four photographs show the beautiful tapestries.  The scenes represent scenes from operas.

These photos are of the inlaid stone pictures. They represent drama, dance, and music.

Vienna – Staatsoper (Vienna Opera)

Tram #2 was the direct route from the apartment to the StaatsOper (Vienna Opera).  The outside of the building was nice, but did not tell about the beauty that was to be found inside.  I saw the place where you line up to by the standing room only tickets, which are quite a deal at 3 euro.  You can go for one act, or as long as you want to stay.  As luck would have it, there was a tour in English in 15 minutes. Tours (6.50 euros) are the only way that you can get in the building further than the lobby.  The tour was a great idea, very informative, moved at a great pace to be able to take photos and hear all of the details.  I sometimes came up to the back of the group after lagging behind to take pictures.  There was another American woman in the same boat…we agreed that we would take the photos now and look up the details on the internet.  Great plan!

Statue of Goethe in nearby park