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Vienna Parliament Building - The former chamber of the House of Representatives

15 Frieze Panels on the front wall by August Eisenmenger
(Panel topics - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Parliament_Building)
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The friezes above were painted by August Eisenmenger and depict the history of the emergence of civic life. Starting from left to right it shows:
1. Kampf der Kentauren und Lapithen (Battle of the Centaurs and Lapithes)
2. Minos richtet nach eigenem Ermessen (Minos judges according to his own discretion)
3. Einsetzung der Volksvertretung in Sparta (Swearing-in of the representatives of Sparta)
4. Brutus verurteilt seine Söhne (Brutus condemns his sons)
5. Menenius Agrippa versöhnt die Stände (Menenius Agrippa reconciles the estates)
6. Sophokles im Wettkampf mit Aischylos (Sophokles in competition with Aischylos)
7. Sokrates auf dem Markte von Athen (Sokrates visiting the market of Athens)
8. Anordnung der Prachtbauten durch Perikles (The order of the representative buildings through Pericles. Note: the head of Pericles actually has the features of Baron Theophil von Hansen)
9. Herodot in Olympia
10. Plato lehrt die Gesetze (Plato teaches law)
11. Demosthenes redet zum Volke (Demosthenes addresses the people)
12. Decius Mus weiht sich dem Tode (Decius Mus dedicates himself to death)
13. Caius Gracchus auf der Rednertribüne (Caius Gracchus holds a speech from the speaker's platform)
14. Solon läßt die Athener auf die Gesetze schwören (Solon has the Athenians swear on the laws)
15. der Friede (Peace)
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