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3 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Austria, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government.
5 days ago · Austria-Hungary, a multi-ethnic empire ruled by the Habsburg dynasty, feared the rise of these Balkan states and the nationalist aspirations of its own Slavic subjects, particularly the Serbs. Serbia, in particular, was seen as a threat due to its ties to Russia and its support for Serbian nationalist groups within Austria-Hungary itself.
5 days ago · From 1804 to 1867, Austria saw its most powerful phase under the Habsburg monarchy, and extended its influence across Europe. Vienna became a cultural center during this time, celebrated for its contributions to music, art, and philosophy.
2 days ago · Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. Austria-Hungary was a military and diplomatic alliance of two sovereign states with a single monarch who was titled both emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
4 days ago · For over a century and a half, this august institution in the heart of Austria‘s capital has hosted many of the greatest operas, composers, singers and conductors the world has ever known. Let‘s take a deep dive into the history and continuing legacy of one of classical music‘s most revered venues.
2 days ago · It led to the fall of four great imperial dynasties (in Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey), resulted in the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and, in its destabilization of European society, laid the groundwork for World War II.
3 days ago · There are four major museums: the Ferdinandeum, with prehistoric, industrial-art, and natural-history collections and a picture gallery; the Tirolean Folk Art Museum; the Museum of the Imperial Rifles; and parts of the collections of the archduke Ferdinand II, in the Castle Ambras.
