One of the photos on this card is of Johann Strauss II, found in the Stadtpark. The Stadtpark is a large municipal park found in Vienna and is 65 square km big. It was officially opened in 1862 becoming the first public park in Vienna. The statue of Johann Strauss II is the best known and most frequently photographed monument in Vienna. It is a gilded bronze monument which was unveiled to the public in 1921. The gilding was removed in 1935, and laid on again in 1991. Other composer statues found in the park include Frank Schubert, Franz Lehár, Robert Stolz, and Hans Makart. Johann Strauss II (1825-1899) composed light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composes 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. He was known as "The Waltz King." His father, Johann Strauss, was a composer during the Romantic Period. Strauss II's younger brothers were also composers of light music, but not as well known...