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The Mozart Monument ( German: Mozart-Denkmal) is a monument located in the Burggarten [ de] in the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria since 1953. [1] It is dedicated to composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). This 7.5-meter-high statue was made by architect Karl König [ de] (1841–1915) and sculptor Viktor Tilgner (1844–1896 ...
Director. Johanna Rachinger. Website. www .onb .ac .at. The Austrian National Library ( German: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek) is the largest library in Austria, with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Neue Burg Wing of the Hofburg in center of Vienna.
Signature. Elisabeth (born Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria; 24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898), nicknamed Sisi or Sissi, [1] was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898. Elisabeth was born into the Ducal royal branch of the Bavarian ...
Prater. The Prater ( German pronunciation: [ˈpraːtɐ] ⓘ) is a large public park in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria. The Wurstelprater, an amusement park that is often simply called "Prater", lies in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad Ferris wheel.
Stephansplatz, Vienna. Coordinates: 48°12′30.30″N 16°22′20.90″E. Stephansplatz, Vienna. The Stephansplatz is a square at the geographical centre of Vienna, Austria. It is named after its most prominent building, the Stephansdom, Vienna's cathedral and one of the tallest churches in the world. Before the 20th century, a row of houses ...
The Vienna Capitals are an Austrian professional ice hockey team that participate in the ICE Hockey League. Founded in 2001, the Capitals play their home games in Vienna, Austria, at Erste Bank Arena. In the 2004–05 season, the Capitals claimed their first Austrian Championship in defeating EC KAC .
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts (German: Museum für angewandte Kunst) is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt. Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design, the museum especially focuses on architecture and contemporary art. [1] The museum has been at its current ...
