Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna (/ v i ˈ ɛ n ə / vee-EN-ə; German: Wien (); Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital, largest city, and one of nine states of Austria.Vienna is Austria's most populous city and its primate city, with about two million inhabitants (2.9 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of the country's population), and its cultural, economic, and political center.
- Vienna
- 151 (Lobau) – 542 (Hermannskogel) m (495–1,778 ft)
- Austria
- 1xx0 (xx = district number), 1300 (airport), 1400 (United Nations), other 1yyy (postal boxes)
The official online travel guide for the city of Vienna, with information about sights, events and hotel bookings, and the Vienna City Card.
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. The jewel in Vienna's artistic crown is its Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. As well as accumulating vassal lands, the Habsburgs assembled one of Europe's finest collections of art and artefacts.
- Vienna’s coffee houses. Great works of art have been created in these 'living rooms' of the Viennese. Patronised by luminaries such as Mahler, Klimt, Freud, Trotsky and Otto Wagner in their day, Vienna's Kaffeehäuser (coffee houses) were added to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.
- MuseumsQuartier. Have you had enough of culture yet? No? Good, because the MuseumsQuartier (MQ) is a 90,000 sq metre exhibition space encompassing 60 cultural institutions ranging from fine art, music, theatre, and dance to game culture, street art and photography.
- Street art. The annual Calle Libre street art festival focuses on one guiding theme as celebrated artists respond across curated walls for a week each summer.
According to UNESCO, lingering over a newspaper with a pastry and a strong espresso drink is officially a cornerstone of Viennese culture. Walk off your slice of Sachertorte with a self-guided tour of the city’s stunning traditional, Secessionist, and modern architecture, such as the Imperial Palace, the State Opera House, the Kirche am ...
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Mar 15, 2023 · Vienna, German Wien, Czech Videň, Hungarian Bécs, city and Bundesland (federal state), the capital of Austria. Of the country’s nine states, Vienna is the smallest in area but the largest in population. Modern Vienna has undergone several historical incarnations. From 1558 to 1918 it was an imperial city—until 1806 the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and then the capital of the Austro ...
