Two forms of Viennese memorials: The first - one finds brass markers placed into the sidewalks at the front of many apartment buildings. They read: "From here were deported and murdered... then goes on to name the people, with birthdates and deportation dates and destinations (Auschwitz, Treblinka, sometimes "unknown), who were send off to the camps and who never returned. They are subtle reminders of a time not long ago...
The second one is happier - this one is on the pavement outside of the State Opera House. There are many of them - composers, singers and conductors who had an important influence on the musical life of Vienna: Strauss, Verdi, Karajan, Böhm, etc.
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