Vienna Day Three: Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Part 1

My favorite thing in Vienna's Kunsthistorischesmuseum is the interior of the building itself, as you walk in. A very tastefully ornate dome with a hole in it so you can see up to the next floor...

...followed, at the the top of the stairs, by a gigantic, pure white marble statue of Theseus killing a centaur who, we are told, disrupted a king's wedding feast:

 

Above Theseus, variegated marble columns (with golden Corinthian capitals) reach up to lovely arches and an enormous painting on the ceiling, surrounded by more beautiful golden accents.

 

We just stood and gaped at this entryway for some time. It felt so nice in there. The whole room is a work of art, that, to me, clearly rivals the "other artwork" housed in the museum.

 

Everywhere you look (in this case, straight up at the ceiling in a hallway), something beautiful:

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