VIENNA INTRODUCTION, Introduction

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Vienna.

The original core of the city of Vienna was the ancient Vindobona, founded by the Romans around 100 AD.

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 development occurred between 1438 and 1918, when, for more than five centuries, Vienna was the capital of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.

Bathed by the beautiful blue Danube, Vienna began to acquire fine churches, monuments, parks and palaces thanks to the resourcefulness of emperors such as Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II. During the 18th century, Vienna became one of Europe's major cultural centers and, above all, the capital of music, for which it remains highly renowned today. Just think, for example, of the world-famous New Year's Eve Concert, broadcast all over the globe from the Great Hall of the Musikverein, or the countless musical events held throughout the city, in parks, churches, theaters or concert halls. But here in Vienna you’ll be accompanied not only by the notes of the great composers who lived here, such as Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven or Strauss; they will also be joined by the delightful decorations of the Art Nouveau buildings, such as those designed by Otto Wagner, or the futuristic silhouettes of ultra-modern structures....