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Secession Building
Vienna, Austria
This snow-white, art nouveau building is the temple of the Secessionists, a group of artists, who changed the face of the city at the turn of the 20th century. Topped by a dome of leaves like a swarm of golden butterflies, it is home to Gustav Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze. Based on Beethoven’s Ninth symphony, this exquisite fresco depicts the human struggle and the ultimate peace found in music, rendered in golds, bronzes and shimmering blues.