prolog
A lump of empty spirit
A city of art where music becomes art and literature becomes opera.
Vienna at the turn of the century: the most remarkable era in history

Chapter 1: Near the Belvedere
Central Cemetery: In Search of Sleeping Musicians
Johann Strauss II: Rising above his father
Stadtpark: The park I've longed for since childhood
Art: A Must-See in Vienna
Belvedere Palace: Famous paintings live in a famous palace.
Alma Mahler: The art world's prima donna, not the artist
Oskar Kokoschka: The Last Wanderer of the 20th Century

Chapter 2: Near the Jechezion
The End of the Century: The Age of Disconnection That Killed My Father
Separatists: Young artists who separated themselves from the past
Secessionists: They worship Beethoven as their god
Jechezion: A temple built by the Separatists
Gustav Klimt: The Emperor of 20th-Century Vienna Art
Cafe Mujeum: The Eternal Artists' Salon

Chapter 3: Near the Opera
Ringstraße: The Ring Road Surrounding Vienna
Vienna State Opera: Hall of Glory, Shame, and Resurrection
Gustav Mahler: The Greatest Honor and the Worst Misfortune
Herbert von Karajan: The King of Theater and Orchestra
Cafe Sacher: A prestigious family built on a single pastry
Richard Strauss: The Little Viennese Musician Who Painted Vienna
Hugo von Hofmannsthal: Anyone can be like him, but not everyone becomes like him.

Chapter 4: Near Albertina
Albertina: An elegant blend of classic and modern
The Vienna Boys' Choir: Little Angels Who Take Us Back to Memories
Ross House: Standing Up to Authority with One Building
Adolf Loos: Function instead of decoration in architecture
Coffee: There is no Viennese coffee in Vienna.
Cafe: A cafe is a 'second home'
Cafe Literature: Art is Born in a Cafe
Cafe Demel: Home of the Viennese Bonbon
Cafe Central: The heart of empty cafes
Peter Albenberg: The Viennese Fool Who Lived Life Like Art
American Bar: The Smallest, Most Alluring Bar
Cafe Havelka: Vienna's day begins with a coffee from Havelka.
Karl Kraus: His writings covered everything of the time.

Chapter 5: Near the Mujicraine
Musikverein: The Heart of Vienna, the City of Music
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: A top-notch orchestra boasting tradition and talent
Vienna New Year's Concert: The World's Most Famous Concert
Konzerthaus: Another World, a Top Concert Hall
Paul Wittgenstein: The Pianist Who Lost One Hand
Ludwig Wittgenstein: A true sage who lived philosophy with his actions, not words.
The New Bin School: Three Musicians Who Rocked the 20th Century

Chapter 6 Museum Area
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: Europe's Finest Collection
Museums Qubartier (MQ): A Small Sea of ​​Art
Leopold Museum: Egon Schiele's Treasure
Egon Schiele: A Short Life of 28 Years that Remains a Legend
Mumok: A Warehouse of Contemporary Art

Chapter 7, near the end
MAK: The pride of Vienna, the home of applied art
The Empty Workshop: A Symbol of Total Art
Otto Wagner: The architect who built Vienna with an ultra-bourgeois spirit
Postal Savings Bank: A post office that feels like it came straight out of a century ago.
Am Steinhof Church: A Masterpiece for the Marginalized
Grihenweisle: A restaurant with traces of artists
Cline's Cafe: The most remote and unpretentious cafe

Chapter 8: Near the City Hall Plaza
City Hall Square: The Quadrilateral of Politics and Culture
The National Assembly Building: A Building That Architects Envisioned for Democracy
Empty City Hall: A Fun City Hall for Citizens
University of Vienna: A Cradle of Academic and Spiritual Achievements
Arthur Schnitzler: The greatest dilettante who loved Vienna and defended it.
Burgtheater: A theater hall where the best actors have passed through
Sigmund Freud: A Great Scholar Who Created His Own Work
Freud House: The Little Clinic Where the Greatest Achievements Are Produced
Café Lantmann: A Love Room for Actors and Intellectuals

Chapter 9: Heiligenstadt Region
Heiligenstadt: In Search of Traces of Despair and Solace
Beethoven's Promenade: Playing Music to the Unheard

Chapter 10: The Hundertwasser Region
Hundertwasser: Living Art with His Body, Practicing Ecology
Hundertwasser House: A Commoner's Apartment Transformed into Art
Kunsthaus: A Place Where New Spirits Are Displayed
Incinerator: Art Transforming the Environment

The great beauty of art and life as told by cultural traveler Jongho Park from Vienna, Austria!
“Bin showed us the pinnacle of art, and art awakened us to the beauty of life!”

Park Jong-ho is more famous as an opera critic than as a psychiatrist, as the owner of Korea's first classical music record store, 'Pungwoldang', and as the author of the music bestseller, 'Classical Music I Love'.
He, who introduced the true value of classical music to Korea, has now begun to guide the global art scene.
The book, "Life Becomes Beautiful in Vienna," a travelogue of art in Vienna, Austria, written by cultural traveler Jong-ho Park, who believes that the value of life is not found in success or work, but in freedom, art, and travel, has been published by Kim Young-sa.

This book is an art travelogue introducing Vienna, Austria, the city of art.
When people think of Vienna, Austria, they often think of musicians like Mozart, but the author sheds light on the lives of artists of all disciplines who brought brilliance to the art of Vienna at the turn of the century, including Klimt, Mahler, and Wagner, and introduces their still-shining legacy.
He claims.
Even if the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra plays at the Seoul Arts Center, it is different from hearing the performance in Vienna.
The concert halls are different, the structure is different, the acoustics are different, the repertoire is different, the performers' postures are different, the quality of the audience is different, and the people sitting next to you are different.
Even if you bring Klimt's paintings from Vienna to Seoul, the feeling will be different.
The picture is the same, but that's it.
Some travel agencies offer travel packages called "A Few Days in Eastern Europe," and criticize us for asking if we can really get to know Vienna by only stopping by Vienna for a day or two while traveling around several countries.
In this book, we encounter Vienna, a city that enjoyed the peak of art and flourished brilliantly at the turn of the century 100 years ago.
Park Jong-ho feels the emotion of emptiness as he personally searches for it with his own two feet, feels it with his heart, thinks about it with his head.
Taste the vibrant Vienna on the streets, in art galleries, theaters, concert halls, and cafes.
Through his writings and photographs, you can see, hear, smell, feel the breeze, and even feel the goosebumps on your skin the spirit of Vienna that has been passed down there for hundreds and thousands of years, giving you a complete sense of emotion.


“Vincent is not a city.
It's a lump of the mind.
In Vienna, one must savor the things created by the spirit of Vienna.
They, the lumps of the mind, do not travel.
But we have to go there and meet them on our own two feet.
All art has its place.
“What is empty must be seen in empty.” (p. 19)

Get drunk on the most amazing era in history, 'Fin de siècle Vienna'!

Whenever he went on a trip to Vienna, those around him would look at him with puzzlement, asking, "Is there still something to see in that small town? Is he hiding some kind of honey pot?"
What is the fatal charm of Vienna that constantly draws his footsteps to it?
“The end of the 1900s, when modern society began, was the greatest era in history, and at that time, Vienna achieved world-class art in all fields, including music, art, design, architecture, literature, theater, and opera.
The painter Gustav Klimt, the musician Gustav Mahler, the playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal, the architect Otto Wagner, and the psychologist Sigmund Freud, all of whom are beloved by us today, were Viennese contemporaries.
Their thoughts and footsteps shaped the Vienna of today, and their shadows still cast a beautiful shadow over various parts of Vienna.

This book introduces the charm of Vienna, the city of art.
These are all things that I personally searched for with my own two feet, felt with my heart, and thought with my head.
I want to convey them to you in their entirety.
No, I feel a calling to convey it.
Vienna, what a beautiful place and a great city.
You, now come with me to Vienna.” (From the author’s words)
Vienna has long been the heart of Central Europe.
As the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which dominated most of what is now Central and Eastern Europe, it is a city that contains everything about the empire that was magnificent for 650 years.
It was the center of politics, economy, culture, and above all, the center of art.
It is a city that has achieved the highest level in all fields of art, including music, art, design, architecture, literature, theater, and opera.

The Vienna introduced in this book is 'Fin de siècle Vienna', around the year 1900, a hundred years ago.
As the 1900s approached, Vienna experienced a cultural movement and artistic innovation.
Vienna at the turn of the century, as the age of empire ended and modern society began, was at the center of tremendous change.
Park Jong-ho evaluates Vienna of that era as the best era in history.
Of all the art we enjoy today, there is hardly anything that has not been influenced by fin-de-siècle Vienna.
The current Vienna is said to be a castle of art created by the fierce spirit and actions of artists at the turn of the century.


When you know the empty space, you see the art.
And yes? You have to see it to see the bin properly!

At the end of the 19th century, Vienna experienced one of the greatest changes in the world.
The old system of 650 years collapsed and a new world was created.
In the process, they suffered the greatest pain.
In doing so, Vienna left behind the greatest cultural heritage of its time.
So, to travel to Vienna is to see the heart of Europe, and to know Vienna is to know art.

Architects include Otto Wagner, Josef Maria Olbrich, Adolf Loos, and Josef Hoffmann.
Other artists include Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka.
Among the writers, Peter Altenberg, Arthur Schnitzler, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Karl Kraus, and Stefan Zweig were friends and colleagues of the same era as the painters and architects mentioned above.
Among their acquaintances were psychologist Sigmund Freud and philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Composers include Gustav Mahler, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Alexander Zemlinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, and Alban Berg.
A new profession, conductor, emerged with the rise of musicians who dedicated their lives to conducting, including Bruno Walter, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Erich Kleiber, and Clemens Kraus.
They all lived through the year 1900, the turn of the century.
In Vienna in 1900, they were all brushing shoulders, mixing words, living, loving, and creating.
They had a tremendous influence on each other and were comrades and friends throughout the 20th century.
Therefore, one cannot know Viennese musicians well without knowing art, and one cannot understand Viennese painters without knowing music.
You have to know Klimt to understand Mahler, and you have to know Mahler to truly enjoy Klimt.
“Such a city was Vienna in 1900.
This situation has never happened anywhere on Earth in history.
Therefore, Vienna is not just a city." (p. 31)
"Life Becomes Beautiful in Vienna" is a travelogue that traces the lives and traces of dozens of artists who illuminated Vienna at the turn of the century and then disappeared.
This book will help you truly experience Vienna, a great city created through the fierce spirit and actions of its artists!