Austria

Austria

From Munich a beautiful road journey took us to Innsbruck, Austria. This is a quiet and picturesque town with snow clad mountains around. We stayed in a hotel in a place called Obstieg. Hotel was entirely built from wood, called Shalley house. Living in a wooden place is different experience. We were asked not  to use electrical devices in a room for safety purpose.

Picturesque place Innsbruck, Austria

Swarovski museum in Wattens, Innsbruck is highly popular tourist place. Swarovski is precision cut glass work. This is finer quality glass and hence expensive. It was founded in Austria and museum was built in 1995 to celebrate 100 years of Swarovski.   Museum has many beautiful crystal works in display.
Below work represents Christmas tree in crystals.

Christmas tree

Below work represents sun.

Sun

Crystal Dome is a special attraction. The dome of the Crystal Dome consists of 595 mirrors that create a special depth effect and give the viewer the feeling of being inside a crystal.

Crystal Dome

Crystal Dome

Taj Mahal

Indian designer Manish Arora has worked with swarosky to create chamber of love.

Ready to Love

55 million crystals is a synthesis of ambient music, light, hand-painted picture components, and state-of-the-art computer technology that merge into a grandiose object that changes with barely perceptible transitions and produces a meditative effect. At any moment, “55 Million Crystals” is an absolutely unique original. No one else has ever seen what you see in this particular moment, and no one else will ever see it quite this way again.

55 million crystals

Kusama, one of the most popular contemporary artists in the world, is exhibiting one of her most spectacular mirror installations entitled “Chandelier of Grief.” The central
element is a rotating chandelier of Swarovski crystal, whose luster comes to life in a room that is completely lined with mirrors. The room creates the illusion of being in an endless space.

Chandelier of Grief.

Rock formation

Rock Formation