An art nouveau cascading outdoor staircase (from 1910), connecting two levels in hilly Alsergrund (Vienna's 9th District) by means of ramps and terraces and embellished by two fountains towards the bottom. The staircase is lined by greenery and large trees to both sides.
VIENNESE IMPRESSIONS
Strudlhof Steps at Dusk
"So much is past and gone, to our dismay,
And beauty shows the frailest power to stay."
"The Strudlhof Steps" by Doderer,
transl. by Vincent Kling
Image © Merisi Vienna
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