The original building of the Staatsoper in Vienna, Austria was designed by two great architects and was opened in 1869 but was constantly criticized by the people of Vienna up until the opening. During World War II the stage was destroyed and the remains of the building were gutted by a fire in 1945 which include thousands of props and costumes.The Staatsoper was rebuilt and had enough seating for over 2,200 people and reopened in 1955. The Staatsoper building closely resembles Italian Renaissance as this period of time was extremely important for art and music.The Staatsoper in Vienna, Austria has a reputation world-wide for the many great first class opera performances and the famous Philharmonic Orchestra. The Staatsoper has been the venue for the Vienna Opera Ball for a number of decades. When visiting Vienna, Austria be sure to get tickets for a night at the Staatsoper as you will find it to be one of the most impressive events in Vienna, Austria. ... continue below the picture...
... Staatsoper, Opera building in downtown Vienna, Austria, Europe
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/6.3, exposure time of 1/160 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 25mm.