Ashlar and columns at the Kunsthalle
The Kunsthalle has ashlar walls, Corinthian columns, broad stone stairs and a reflecting pool.
The questionWhy build so solidly for one season, or was it there before?
Investigate · Vienna 1873
Kunsthalle mit dem Ostportal, Weltausstellung Wien 1873
1 clue in this photo
Photo: Wiener Photographen-Association · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
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