Tag Archives: monarchy

The Votivkirche (Votive Church)

26 Nov

The Votivkirche was officially re-opened today with a celebratory mass. The extensive renovations, inside and out, have been going on for a quarter of a century.

The ORF story (in German): https://wien.orf.at/stories/3234020/

An earlier story from me: https://ecbinvienna.com/2023/04/19/votivkirche/

And a Wikipedia entry in English on the history of the Votive Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votivkirche,_Vienna

Lehar recording from 1901 discovered

22 Jul

A nice change from the dire news coming in from around the world – someone has found what is believed to be the oldest recording of a Lehar piece, a march recorded by the Imperial Infantry in 1901. We won’t be able to hear it, though, until the end of the month.

https://ooe.orf.at/stories/3058905/