Fast Facts 263 Museum Quartier: A complex that houses a number of
museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art and a
children’s museum, performance centres and restaurants.
Hundertwasserhaus and KunstHausWien: The first is the
colourful public housing complex designed by architect
Friedensreich Hundertwasser. You can admire it from the
outside, since entry is not allowed to the public, but you
can view Hundertwasser’s art and other exhibits at the
KunstHausWien a couple of streets away.
Prater: Amusement park in the centre of Vienna famous
for the Riesenrad (large ferris wheel).
Gasometer: Huge gasholders from the Simmering Gasworks
that date from 1896 have been renovated and now house
stores, restaurants, apartments and a movie theatre.
Burgenland
Eisenstadt
Esterházy Palace: Home to the royal Esterházy family and
where Josef Haydn lived and worked for many years. You
can tour the palace, or hear hear Haydn’s music performed
in the Haydnsaal concert hall.
Austrian Jewish Museum and Jewish quarter of Unterberg:
Throughout history, Eisenstadt was home to many Jews.
Forchtenstein castle: Its museum houses a huge collection of
arms and armour (close to 20,000 items on exhibition).
Schlossstrasse (Castle Road): Burgenland means land of
castles, built to protect Vienna from the Turks. Some of the
highlights on this route, which continues into Styria, include
Lockenhaus, Bernstein, Stadtschlaining and Güssing.
Neusiedlersee: Huge steppe lake, about 30 kilometres long
but averages only 2 metres deep. Popular in summer for
water sports, especially wind surfing.
Rust: Small town noted for the storks that nest atop
the chimneys.