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Heinrich II. Jasomirgott governed 1155 on the biggest square in town. Ottokar II. moved his residence into the Schweizerhof in the Hofburg.

In the middle of the square is the Mariensäule (1664 to 1667) of Balthasar Herold.

The Bürgerliche Zeughaus hosts the fire brigade since 1883. Today you can visit the Roman excavations from here.

Worth seeing is the Jesuit church "to the nine choirs of angels", where Emperor Franz II. lay down the crown of Roman emperor in 1806. This is the end of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations.

An Art Nouveau jewel of Franz Matsch from the year 1914 shows an hourly personality.

The show starts running at 1 o clock with Marc Aurel followed from Karl the Great, Duke Leopold VI. At 4 o clock Walter von der Vogelweide revolves his round, also king Rudolph of Habsburg, Hans Puchsbaum, Emperor Maximilian I and the mayor of Vienna, during the second Turkish war, Andreas von Liebenberg.

At 9 o clock comes Graf Starhemberg, followed by Prince Eugen and Maria Theresia with her husband Franz Stephan of Lorraine. The parade with all historical figures are at high noon. Then Joseph Haydn is also on display.

The Augustiner Church were courtesy of Duke Friedrich the Beautiful in the year 1327 and built between 1330 and 1339. Friedrich II. made the church in 1634 to the court Church in baroque style.

150 years later, the interiors were rechanged by Johannes Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg to gothic. It is the first building in Vienna which can be assigned to historicism.

On 12.2.1736 marry Archduchess Maria Theresia and Franz Stephan of Lorraine. Her uncle Joseph I. marries already on 24.2.1699 Princess Amalia Wilhelmine v. Brunswick-Luneburg.

The wedding bells are also used for Napoleon I. and Archduchess Marie I. Loise rung on 11.3.1810. Napoleon did not attends his marriage participate but he were represented by Archduke Karl.

The 16years old Sisi and Emperor Franz Joseph give their Yes on 24.4.1854 in the Augustiner Church.

In the Lorettokapelle rest the hearts of 54 Habsburgs in silver urns, while their viscera buried at the Stephansdom and their corpses in the imperial crypt.

Burg- (former imperial garden) and Volksgarten were in the years 1819 to 1823 according to plans by Ludwig von Remy. His classicist greenhouse was built between 1901 and 1907 by a new building by Friedrich Ohmann. Today, the stylish atmosphere lodging a Cafe and Bar.

The butterfly house is also worth a visit. Unlike the Volksgarten remained Burggarten to 1919 the emperors reserved. It was an underground corridor with the Hofburg. Worth seeing are the equestrian statue of Emperor Franz I of Balthasar Ferdinand Moll, the bronze statue of Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1957) and the Mozart Memorial by Viktor Tilgner, which until the year 1953 in the castle species placed on the market.

Amid the Public Garden is the Temple of Theseus (1820 to 1823) by Peter von Nobile. South of them was Austria's most significant playwright Franz Grillparzer (15.1.1791 to 21.1.1872) on 23.5.1889 an impressive monument by Karl Hasenauer, Karl and Rudolf Kundmann Weyr.

Emperor Friedrich III. built the castle chapel between 1447 and 1449 built. In the year 1619 dies Matthias I. On altar is a black wooden cross attached. From the young Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemian Protestants, under the leadership of Count Thurn concessions on religious exercise.

In the prayer before Jesus Ferdinandskruzifix comforted him with the words, "Ferdinand I will not leave!" And really meets the regiment of Dampierre to reinforce the garrison in Vienna Count Thurn forced to discount.

On Sundays and public holidays will read fairs. For musical accompaniment ensure Vienna Boys Choir and the State Opera Chorus why a reservation is necessary.

That in the years 1874 to 1888 by Gottfried Semper and Karl v. Hasenauer built Burgtheater, was in the style of the Italian High Renaissance. On 14.10.1888, the opening with Grillparzers "Esther" and Schiller's "Wallensteins Lager."

In 1945, the auditorium destroyed by fire. The game operating in the "castle" on 15.10.1955 with Grillparzers "King Ottokars luck and end" resumed. The Burgtheater enjoys from September to June popularity.

This is also the longtime theater director Claus Peymann to thank since 1986 with his productions even younger audience was able to inspire.

129 BC Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province of Asia. It was considered the second city in the Eastern Roman Empire to Constantinople. It accommodated those who consecrated fertility goddess Artemis Temple, one of the seven wonders of ancient world. It was about three times as large as the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.

In Ephesus Theatre were 24,000 spectators place. On 11.12.1978, the Ephesus Museum in the Neue Hofburg was opened. Gifts of the sultan, which the Austrian archaeologists in 1900 in gratitude has been made, here are issued.

A still young museum for lovers of photography interesting art shows and photo exhibitions, the development of photography by about 800 cameras to life.

The Art Forum of Bank Austria Freyung on No. 1 shows interesting temporary exhibitions. The former office building was built between 1914 and 1921 by Franz and Gustav von Neumann and Ernst von Gotthilf built in 1989 by Gustav Peichl to Kunstforum redesigned.

The Freyung (sanctuary) got its name from the asylum laws of the monks of the monastery Schottenkloster. Previously stand on the triangular space Wurstelprater, today the Easter and Christmas market. Furthermore, there is the place the Schotten monastery, the Palais Kinsky (formerly the Palais Daun) by JL von Hildebrandt, the Palais Harrach, and the Palais Ferstel.

In the middle of the square stands the Austria-wells (16.10.1846) by Ludwig Schwanthaler. The bronze figures in Munich were filled with cigarettes and smuggled duty to Vienna. The pickup was not more, which is why they probably still stuck in the well.

I´m not sure if the lovely Augustin story about the black death is true, or if he just fills his mouth with a lot of beer. More Important than this is who visit the griechenbeisl in their more than 500 year history.

In the 15th Century, it was still "the Red Roof." His current name owes Joseph II, the Greek Orthodox religious freedom for granted and their equality in civic life provides.

So 1782 was the construction of a church (meat market 13) to be addressed. The most famous guests of the Griechenbeisls are Grillparzer, Beethoven, Nestroy, Strauss, Schubert and Mark Twain. Last has his novel written note million pounds.

In Flak Tower Esterhazyparks cavort around 3500 crocodiles, poisonous snakes, lizards, fish, sharks and turtles, and in the new house flying tropical birds and lively monkeys.

When the Sharks moved into a new pool, there was a tragedy. 6 of 9 from sharks survived yet unexplained reason the change. Since 2007, the terrace open to the public.

Already in the year 1747 of Maria Theresia based, shows the Hofmobiliendepot of nearly 160,000 objects of the Habsburger housing tradition to in 20. Century.

It is considered as the largest furniture museum of the world. In the permanent exhibition you find to Requisiten of the Sissi films. The collection at spitting cups of the Biedermeier period, the bedroom of Franz I., the cradle of the crown Prince Rudolf or the desk Maria Theresias, as well as style furniture of Adolf Loos and Otto Wagner is remarkable.

In the years 1983 to 1985 the established nature-friendly house captivates by its multicolored front. For the building on the basis of ecological criteria wood and brick were used and without plastic did.

There are no corners, the windows of the 50 dwellings is from different size of, the conclusion forms two golden bulb towers.

Since the end of the 13th century until 1420 center of Jewish life comes it 1421 to the cruelest Jew pursuit of the Middle Ages and to envy and would hate-fulfill driving out and murder of 800 Jews.

Christians was not permitted the moneylending at interest, why a monopolistic position was given to Jews, which led to high interest rates and so that the envy of the Viennese additionally schuerte.

The synagog was torn off and the building material for the building of the old university was partly used.

At the place the Shoa memorial of the English Architect Rahel Whiteread since 25.10.2000, which reminds of the murder of 65.000 Austrian Jews, is.

Before the administrative and constitutional court yard Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (the Jews, Nathan the wise, Minna of Barnhelm) stands, for which Siegfried Charoux set 1968 an impressing monument.

From 1992 to 2001 in orange container at the Karlsplatz, now the museum accomodation the correct Ambiente offers for exhibitions of contemporary art.

Peace realm hundred-one hundred sat down with this museum building a further monument in Vienna. Since 1991 numerous visitors enjoy of international artists not only about the multicolored front and the versatile works of the master, but also about fascinating drawing of a bill.

The cosy garden cafe loads for staying in a flower oasis on chairs from Thonet.

Once more duke Rudolf IV. the founder appoints in the middle 14th Century the unknown building master Michael Chnab from monastery new castle to Vienna. It waits a tricky order for it. The planning of the change of the church Maria Stiegen. No easy task due to area conditions.

The change for that already 1158 built church succeeds in very good taste. Above all the filigrane, venetian seeming, 56 m high church tower permits conclusions on the fine intimateness of his designer.

Their emergence goes back on 13th Century. After two fires it is converted in 14th Century to the gothical resounding church. Since 1786 she is called Italian national church Maria Schnee official.

On the inside the last communion of Giacomo Raffaelli lights up. No smaller than Napoleon I. let make this copy May countries of the original around this exchange and move to Paris.

With its defeat also this project fails and in such a way comes the fig. 1845 again back into the Minoritenkirche.

George Rafael Donner builds the Andromedabrunnen after models the South German late Renaissance and for the Italian baroque. It shows the Providentia in basin center surrounded by 4 the rivers Enns, March, Traun and Ybbs explaining allegory.

Maria Theresia 1770 the melting down of male plastics (Enns and Traun) instructs about 30 years after the establishment because of offence against the morality.

Only 1801 can be set up the works of art saved by Johann Martin Fischer again at the new market. Since 1873 is bronze castings during the original figures in the lower Belvedere to be found here is.

Schoenbrunn falls after death Maria Theresias into a Sleeping Beauty slumber. Only emperor Franz Joseph I. kisses it awake after 100 years. That is to be established also the time exotic plants a new at home.

The largest glasshouse of Europe is partitioned into three areas with different climate zones. The 113 m extended and 28 m high glass iron construction of Franz Xaver Segenschmid be admired from the year 1882.

Between 1873 and 1883 one built for the Greek classical period shared building of splendors of Theophil Hansen and one used as realm advice building. Since 1918 it accommodates the national and Upper House of Parliament.

The 4 m high Pallas Athene is awake since 1902 over the fate of the parliamentarians. The couch figures of Carl Kundmann implemented well of the sense-figurative rivers Danube, Inn, Elbe and Moldau.

The plague column (Dreifaltigkeitssaeule) at the ditch is established on the occasion of the plague epidemic disease of 1679 under Leopold I. in the year 1680.

At that time still another wood column, which were blessed in a lecture by Abraham A Santa Clara, until 1682 Matthias Rauch Miller as well as Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Paul Strudl and Ignaz Braendl the high-baroque marble column created.

Neither August von Siccardsburg nor Eduard van the Nuell experience the opening of the yard opera theatre to 25.5.1869 with the Mozarts Don Giovanni (Don Juan). While Eduard drives the criticism at his building of pioneers in the struggle race style into the suicide, its friend dies briefly August on it by an impact accumulation.

To 12.3.1945 the opera is destroyed by a bomb attack. After 10 the house with Beethovens Fidelio is solemnly opened to year old reconstruction using Soviet moneys to 5.11.1955. 30,000 visitors pursue the performance over loudspeakers at the ring.

Today it ranks beside the May countries Scala and the metropolitan Opera among the most beautiful and most important play places of the world.

To 21.8.1862 opens from Josef Selleny and Rudolf Siebeck a corner city park put on. 5 years later the Kursalon is finished.

Beside different monuments forms the gilded image of Johann Strauß son a high point, created by Edmund Hellmer 1921. Schani revolutionized Vienna in music and crowned themselves with "the bat", "the gypsy baron", "Viennese blood", "Kaiserwaltz" as well as "at the beautiful blue Danube" and further 400 Waltz to the king of Waltz.

The style of the Italian Renaissance in the years 1873 to 1884 by Heinrich von Ferstel ranging Monument building replaces the old have become too small university (1829 to 1884) in addition to the Jesuit Church.

The university was already 1365 by Rudolf IV of the founders established in 1385 under Albrecht III. erected. It is the second university in the German-speaking world after Prague.

The solemn opening on 10.10.1884 experienced builder to no more.

In the courtyard remember monuments and plaques to professors like Ludwig Boltzmann, Sigmund Freud, by Theodor Billroth, Anton Bruckner, Gerhard van Swieten or Marie Ebner von Eschenbach.

In the center of the courtyard is located since 1904 by Edmund Hellmer ranging Kastalibrunnen.

Emperor Franz Josef I walk on a cold winter day in 1853 on the bastion absorbed in a conversation with Count Max O'Donnel. When he arrives the Kärntnertor Johann Libenyi armed with a knife, attacks the emperor.

This may be just about to turn and so missed its target of bombers. The bold Josef Ettenreich observed not only the incident, he comes to the aid of the emperor and forces Libenyi to task.

To commemorate the construction of the Gothic Votivkirche. The contract is awarded to Heinrich Ferstel and on 24.4.1856. the inauguration is the silver wedding of the imperial couple on 24.4.1879.

It is the first major construction of historicism.

Fritz Wotruba (born 23.4.1907) designs these 157 cubes and glass surfaces existing church to Holy Trinity on Georgenberg.

After his death on 28.8.1975, F. G. Mayr built the church which was inaugurated on 24.10.1976.