Heldenplatz with Nationalbbliothek - PHOTOGRAPHER COMMENT
'in Oxford gibt es keinen Heldenplatz
in Oxford ist Hitler nie gewesen
in Oxford gibt es keine Wiener
in Oxford schreien die Massen nicht'
aus "Heldenplatz" von Thomas Bernhard
Heldenplatz with Nationalbbliothek - FURTHER INFORMATION
Heldenplatz with Nationalbbliothek - Vienna visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Heldenplatz with Nationalbbliothek' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Wien.
Heldenplatz is the square in front of the Neue Burg in Vienna, part of the Hofburg palace. It is most famous as the place where the Viennese gathered to hear Adolf Hitler proclaim the Anschluss from the balcony of the Neueburg unifying Austria with Germany in 1938.
The poem by Thomas Bernhard above is about this stating:
'In Oxford there is no Heldenplatz
In Oxford Hitler never was
In Oxford there are no Viennese
In Oxford the masses do not cry out.'
Heldenplatz is German for Hero Square.
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS AND GETTING THERE
U-Bhan U2: Museumsquartier, Volkstheatre
U-Bhan U3: Herrengasse, Volkstheatre
Bus / Tram: D, J, 1, 2, 46, 49, 48A
















