Imperial Palace Hofburg has represented one of the most important buildings in the monarchy. For more than 600 years was the seat to the Habsburgs royal dynasty and center of the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore, it’s not surprising it has become one of the buildings that everyone comes to see. The entrance at the Imperial …
The Burggarten is a public park, located in the area of the Hofburg, Imperial Palace in Vienna. It was laid out as a private garden of the emperor Francis I in the year 1818/19. After 100 years, with the fall of the Habsburg Empire, the park has been opened to the public. There are several monuments …
Josephsplatz named after Joseph II. belongs to the area of the Imperial Palace in Vienna. It’s also his statue in the middle of the square showing him as a Roman emperor. The square is flanked by the Augustinian Church, the National Library, and the Winter Riding Scholl. It was one of the first opened squares …
The Viennese street names not only serve as orientation in the street network, but they also tell stories, tales and describe the character of the city. The narrow Hafnersteig leads to the center of the “Fleischmarkt”. It was mentioned for the first time in 1220. Therefore, it’s the oldest meat market in Vienna. In the …
Vienna is the greenest model city in the world and occupies 1st place in the city ranking of the “greenest” metropolises. The list made by “Resonance Consultancy”, a consultancy group for real estate, tourism, and economic development based in Vancouver and New York, placed Vienna at the top. Half of the city consists of green …
The Augarten, the oldest baroque park in Vienna, is re-opened. No, it’s not 1775, it’s 2020, but due to the restrictions on freedom of movement, it was closed for almost one month. Meanwhile, Viennese can walk again in the green space in the middle of Vienna. The origins of the Augarten go back to the …
It has been 70 years since the movie “The 3rd Man” was released in Austria. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted “The Third Man” the greatest British film of 20th century. It tells the story of a life and the atmosphere in post-war Vienna, at the start of the Cold War. There was almost …
A purple sweater, designed by the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, covers the High Altar in St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The 80-square-meter sweater weights 200 kg and will stay there until Easter. The sweater is not the only Wurm exhibit in the cathedral. Some of his sculptures can also be seen in the church or in front …
Since 1996 from January until March, City Hall Square transforms into a huge ice rink and thrills ice-skating enthusiasts of every age. It’s a 9,000 m² ice landscape between Rathaus and Burgtheater. Therefore, the Vienna Ice World is one of the biggest open-air artificial ice rinks in the world. Skating on two levels has been …
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The “Designer Outlet Parndorf “is a paradise for the “fashion freaks”. It’s about one hour driving outside Vienna, situated in the Austrian state Burgenland. It was opened in August 1998 by the British “McArthur Glen Group, with around 30 stores. Therefore, that was the first Factory-Outlet-Centre in Austria. These days with over 160 brands, it …