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Trinity Orthodox Church
In 1781, Emperor Joseph II granted a permit to establish the Greek Orthodox community of the Holy Trinity. The temple was built in 1782-1787 by architect Peter Mollner. In 1856, an Austrian businessman of Greek descent, Georg Simon von Sina, brought the architect Theophilus von Hansen from Athens an...
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Monument to Johann Gutenberg
A monument to Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, is located in the center of Vienna, near St. Stephen's Cathedral. Johann Gutenberg, a master from Mainz, Germany, in 1440 invented a way to print books, typing from cast forms - letters.
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High bridge
The wooden bridge at this place is first mentioned in documents from 1295. From the 15th century it became stone. In 1725 the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk was built on the bridge.
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Church of the Minorites
The history of the church began with foreigners - barefoot Franciscan brothers who came to Vienna from Italy in the early thirteenth century at the invitation of the Austrian Duke Leopold VI.
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Monument to Mayor Liebenberg
Johann Andreas von Liebenberg was mayor of Vienna during the second Turkish invasion in 1683. He headed the defense of the city, personally supervised the construction of fortifications and the creation of defenders' wives.
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People's Theater
The Folk Theater was founded in 1889 on the initiative of the poet Ludwig Ansengruber and the industrialist Felix Fischer as a democratic alternative to the aristocratic Hofburg Theater.
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Monument to Emperor Joseph II
The model for the monument was the equestrian sculpture of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. The author of the project is sculptor Franz Anton Sauner. He received an order in 1795 and in 1797 presented a project of the monument.
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Church "On the shore"
The history of Maria am Gestade dates back to the IX century. It is located on Salvatorgasse - between Villingerstrasse and Salzgrisse - three hundred meters from the Danube, the natural beauty of Western Europe.
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University of Vienna
Founded in 1365, it is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe. About 9.000 students study here. The university offers more than 130 courses to choose from. In addition to the official name, the institution is called Hauptuni (German: Hauptuni - Main University).
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Museum of Natural History
The Vienna Museum of Natural History is one of the largest exhibitions in Austria. The museum has been operating since 1889, it houses a huge collection of exhibits, which for several centuries was collected by representatives of the Habsburg dynasty.
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High Market
Now it is not an area, but an extended part of the street. In 1194, Duke Leopold V founded the first mint in this area, where Austrian pfennigs were minted from silver paid as a ransom for King Richard the Lionheart.
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Am Hof Square
In the center of the square is a column of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a bronze copy of the column of 1646, which was installed in gratitude for saving Vienna from the Swedish invasion of 1645.
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Augustinerkirche
St. Augustine's Church in Vienna is not only an architectural monument, but also a historical site with many important events in Austrian history. It was in this church that the weddings of Austrian empresses and emperors were held - Maria Theresa and Stephen of Lorraine, Elizabeth (Sissy) and Franz...
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Palace Park
The small park is adjacent to the Hofburg. It is called Burggarten, ie Palace Park. It used to be the personal park of the emperor, and now everyone can come to it. People in this park can relax both on benches, which are enough under the trees, and just on the lawns.
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Museum of Art History
The collection of works of art is invaluable, and you do not need to be an art critic to appreciate the uniqueness of the exhibits. The museum building itself, built in the late XIX century, resembles a palace.
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Monument to Empress Sissy
Monument to Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria - an amazing beauty statue of white marble, which is installed in the park Volksgarten. A monument to Empress Elizabeth (or Sissy, as her compatriots affectionately called her) was unveiled in 1907, nine years after her death.
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National Park
Volksgarten, ie "National Park", in my opinion, the most beautiful park in Vienna. It is located opposite the Parliament, across the Ringstrasse. Huge rosary, flower beds, trees, many places to relax.
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Belvedere
I can't say that I was very enthusiastic about the park. Beautiful, yes. But very little shade, places to rest. Even simple benches where tourists can sit, a little. Apparently, it is good to admire this park from the palace, and not walking around the territory.
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Museum of Applied Arts
On March 7.1863, after Rudolf Eitelberg's long petitions, the Imperial Austrian Museum of Art and Industry (abbreviated: Austrian Museum) was founded by Emperor Franz Josef at the initiative of his cousin Archduke Rainer.
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National Library
The construction of the library was started by the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and completed by his son Joseph Emmanuel in 1735. Copies of all Austrian publications, books by Austrian authors published abroad, and works on Austria are kept here.
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A brief history of Austria
Admire the unique anchor clock in Hoher Markt (Upper Market) near St. Stephen's Cathedral. Because of the figures moving to the music, it is sometimes called a music or dancing clock.
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Wedding fountain
The fountain is dedicated to the wedding of St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its history dates back to 1702, from the promise of Emperor Leopold I to erect a monument in gratitude for the return of his son Joseph from captivity.
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Dominican Church
The Dominican Order, with the permission of Prince Leopold VI, appeared in Vienna in 1226. By 1237 a monastery with a Romanesque chapel was built. In 1283 the church was built in the Gothic style.
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Club of artists-innovators
In 1897, Gustav Klimt, along with other artists, left the conservative House of Artists and founded a new art association called the Secession. In 1898 a house of the same name was built.
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A masterpiece of white marble
The authors of the monument are sculptor Victor Tilgner and architect Karl Koenig. The sculpture and pedestal are made of white Laaser marble with bronze details. The front face of the pedestal is made in the form of a piano keyboard.
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