Enrolling in the Vienna and London study abroad program, I was most intrigued to see how the two classes Architecture in the 20th Century and the History of Psychoanalysis would complement each other. My understanding of architecture encompassed only specific unique styles from different times. For example, I understood that pointed arches were a part …
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Going in to CAT 5, I was very intrigued to see how London celebrates or hides its history. That theme reminded me of our adventures through Vienna where we found lots of beautiful building designs because that was their plan to craft its own sense of style and identity apart from Germany. The two sites …
The bridge to the Royal Festival Hall offered our group great views of the whole city of London. Many of the main attractions like the London Eye or the Cathedral drew the attention of many others walking along that bridge, and it was a popular spot for tourists to take pictures with those attractions in …
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Going in to CAT assignment 3, the site I was looking forward to seeing most was the Amalienbad pool. Our group had looked up pictures the day before and determined it was a place we did not want to miss and prepared some towels just in case we had spare time to stay there for …
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“That’s it. That’s the Secession Building,” one of my partners remarked as we walked from the U4 station. I thought to myself that the Secession Building stuck out like a sore thumb because of ball-shaped dome that looked like a ball with a bunch of old banana peels laid over it on top of another …
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Walking through the tidy streets that were surrounded by tall, off-white buildings, we approached the University of Vienna. Thinking to myself that it was hot outside and that we needed to enter the building as soon as possible to avoid the sun, I led the group to enter by the side. A couple of young, …
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