HOME •
AUSTRIA •
ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE •
Vienna
DESTINATION VIENNA: Attractions & Culture
Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria, and the Historic City Centre was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Listin 2001. Vienna has hosted the Habsburg court over centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has had a tremendous impact on the culture that exists there today.
VIENNA ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE:
Belvedere Palace,
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum,
Schonbrunn Palace,
Viennese Cafes,
| DESTINATION VIENNA: ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE |
Belvedere Palace
Vienna - The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy, south-east of the city. After buying the land in 1697, Prince Eugene had a large park created. The Schloss Belvedere began as a suburban entertainment villa: in 1714 work began to erect what is now called the Lower Belvedere ...
|
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Vienna - The Heeresgeschichtliches Museum is a Military history museum located in Vienna, Austria. It claims to be the oldest and largest purpose-built military history museum in the world. Its collection includes one of the world's largest collections of bronze cannon and focuses on Austrian military history ...
|
Schonbrunn Palace
Vienna - Schloss Schonbrunn (Schonbrunn Palace or Schonbrunn Castle) in Vienna is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1860s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. In 1961, the palace was used for important events such as the meeting between Kennedy and Khrushchev ...
|
Viennese Cafes
Vienna - The Viennese café is a typical institution of Vienna that still plays an important role in Viennese culture and tradition. Unlike some other café traditions around the world, it is completely normal for a customer to linger alone for hours and study the omnipresent newspaper ...
|
VIENNA TOURS, TRAVEL AND ACTIVITIES
VIENNA HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION
HOME •
AUSTRIA •
ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE •
Vienna
|
Looking for something specific?
|