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The Famous Twin Museum in Vienna, Austria

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A pair of twin buildings stands opposite each other on Maria-Theresien-Platz. Each of them measures roughly 170 x 70 metres, and each is crowned by a 65-metre-high dome. From dome to dome the sun god Helios (on the Museum of Natural History) and Athens, the god of art (on the Museum of Art History), eye each other from a distance. These two figures are virtually the only visible difference between the two buildings, each a mirror image of the other. But how does one distinguish between the two deities, and thus the museums? Athens is wearing an “artistic” golden helmet, whereas Helios on the other hand presents himself as God created him: naked. This little memory hook helps even long-time residents of Vienna to distinguish between the two museums.

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