Interesting places in Austria – Linz

florian-glechner (65)in #photography • 7 years ago (edited)

Since I already life for some years in Linz, Upper Austria I have already taken a lot of pictures here. It is the 3rd biggest City in Austria with about 200.000 people living here. Linz is known in Austria and abroad because of it’s Steel Industry. The Voest is producing Steel all over the World and the main Site is situated in Linz. Besides the steel Industry Linz is a very nice and lovely small City to live in.

I really enjoy living here, a little outside from the city but still close enough to enjoy the comfort such a City can offer. I have the luck that my working Place is near to my living Place and I don’t have to cross the Danube. In my free time I like to take pictures here.

The Voest is one of the biggest Employers in Linz. Picture: Florian Glechner

Voest from the Bachlberg. Picture: Florian Glechner

Main Place

If you want to visit a vivid place in Linz then the Main Place and the “Landstraße” is the place for you to go. In the middle of the main Place there is a nice Plague Column which should remind to former illnesses in the middle age. At the Main Place there are also some restaurants a hotel and administrative buildings situated. In summer you’ll get Ice Cream at different kiosks situated on the main place.

Plague Column at the Main Place in Linz. Picture: Florian Glechner.

You will find this fountain at the southern end of the main place, where it Enters to the famous “Landstraße” wich is the most popular shopping street in Linz. Picture Florian Glechner.

Ars Electronica Center – Urfahr

If you cross the Danube over the Niebelungenbrücke you will find the “Ars Electronica Center” which is a museum of future and for modern technologies. There are a lot of different exhibitions at this place and it is a wonderful place to visit with children. At the top of the Ars Electronica Center there is a restaurant with a beautiful view to the center of Linz. The Ars Electronica Center is enlighted with about 40.000 LED lights and can shine in different colors. The Colors of the building will change every view minutes.

Ars Electronica Center: Museeum of modern Art and Futer Technologies, at night. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Brucknerhaus

At the Brucknerhaus you can enjoy musicals, concerts and other cultural events every week. The Brucknerhaus is one of the Eventlocations in Linz. Together with the Musiktheater it is bringing national and international cultural events to Linz. The Brucknerhaus is situated directly obove the south side of the Danube near the City Center.

Brucknerhaus at Sunset. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Musiktheater

The Linzer Musiktheater is a relatively new building near the Train Station of Linz, it was renovated and reopened some years ago with new design and a new acoustic system. There are a lot of musicals and orchestras playing in the “Musiktheater”. About 1100 people can visit one of the performances at once.

Linzer Musiktheater at blue hour. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Pöstlingberg

The Pöstlingberg is a Hill obove Linz and Urfahr on the north side of the Danube. The famous “Pöstlingbergbahn” is located here and you have a wonderful view over the city from here. For Photographers there is the “Hartlauer Fotogalerie” located here. It is a very popular place for living but expensive.

View above Linz from the Pöstlingberg in the blue hour. Picture: Florian Glechner.

Linz from the Freinberg, wich is a popular walking destination for the people of linz, because it is directly located in the city. Picture: Florian Glechner.

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