Vienna
VIENNA INTRODUCTION
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Initially a simple military encampment, it slowly became a thriving medieval city, thanks to its privileged location in the center of the trade routes in Europe. The peak of the city’s...
THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE
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You can try these and many other specialties in a variety of eateries, from Spezialitaten Restaurant to Café-Restaurant. If you’re visiting the city in the summer, I recommend a visit to...
STEPHANSDOM
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The cathedral stands on Stephansplatz, a busy, lively square with a predominantly modern character, as several buildings are quite recent. The whole area was heavily bombed during World War II, and...
HOFBURG
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Each new emperor wanted to leave his mark on the complex, which consists of 18 different buildings, arranged around 16 courtyards, which also incorporate two churches and house several important...
MARIA-THERESIEN-PLATZ
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When the competition for the construction of this ring road was announced in 1858, as many as 500 different firms of architects entered, from all over the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but only 85 were...
KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM
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The museum was opened in 1891, after lengthy construction work, due especially to the lavish decoration. The interior is replete with fine marble and decorative frescoes, in which the painter Gustav...
BELVEDERE
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A palace, a garden, a villa... the Belvedere in Vienna is all of these things: an innovative building that marked a significant turning point in 18th-century European stately architecture. It was the...
VIENNA STATE OPERA
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Although today it is one of the most famous opera houses in the world, it was not well received initially by the Viennese, who, even during its construction, criticized its complete lack of style,...
SCHONBRUNN
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It was originally a hunting estate, which was purchased by Emperor Maximilian II in 1569. After it was devastated by the Turks during the second siege of Vienna, Leopold I decided to entrust it to...
VOLKSGARTEN
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It was originally designed on the remains of fortifications that Napoleon had demolished during the 1809 occupation of Vienna. Later, at the end of the nineteenth century, when the Ring was built, it...
PARLIAMENT AND RATHAUS
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It is located along the Karl Renner Ring, directly across from the Volksgarten, in the section of the avenue that offers the most eloquent image of the eclectic-celebratory style that spread...
PRATER
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The name "prater" generally refers to the famous amusement park whose full name is Wurstelprater, dominated by one of the best-known symbols of the Austrian capital: the huge Ferris wheel...
SECESSION BUILDING
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At the end of the 19th century, Vienna rivalled Paris as the capital of culture and research. However, a group of young artists believed there was a need for the arts to move on from the eclectic and...
KARLSKIRCHE
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Having averted the danger of the Turkish siege of 1683, and thanks to the victorious military campaigns led by Prince Eugene of Savoy, Vienna also confirmed its historic role as the capital of the...
ALBERTINA MUSEUM
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Built on a bastion of the city walls, the Albertina is located at the far end of the Hofburg, the imperial palace. Because of its particular elevated position and the prestige of the graphic art...
MUSEUMSQUARTIER
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Between 1998 and 2001, the former imperial stables, previously used as an exhibition center, were transformed into a magnificent art gallery dedicated to works from the 20th and 21st centuries. The...
