1809 Canova involved in the construction Canova's sculpture moved to the Museum of Fine Arts The Volksgarten (English: People's Garden) austria built over the city fortifications destroyed by Napoleon busker playing harp by Ludwig Remy in 1821 children playing completed in 1821 of the temple. In 1890 opened to the public in 1823 originally designed to house Antonio Canova's Theseus sculpture part of the Hofburg Palace paul@paulgreenphotovideoart.com public park in the first district of Vienna small-scale replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens the center of the park neoclassical Theseus Temple by Pietro di Nobile vienna winter/spring2015 volksgarten Wien early spring afternoon ©paulegreen