Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

VIENNA 399

VIENNA

Baroque high altar showing the martyrdom of St Stephen, Stephansdom

KEY

Major sight / Place of interest

Badner Bahn

U-Bahn

Bus station

Visitor information

Parking

Church

Pedestrian zone

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Austrian Museum of

Applied Arts 0

Burgtheater 5

Freud Museum q

Karlskirche 9

Kunsthistorisches Museum 2

MuseumsQuartier Wien 3

Naturhistorisches Museum 4

Secession Building 8

Staatsoper 7

Stephansdom 6

The Hofburg Complex

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GETTING AROUND

Vienna’s city centre is

easily explored on foot.

Trams 1 and 2 take visitors

around the Ringstrasse,

past many of the important

sights. Fiakers (horse-

drawn carriages) are a

novel way to get around.

Hop per buses serve the

city cen tre while larger

buses run to the outer sub-

urbs, which are also served

by the U-Bahn (subway)

ser vice. The Badner Bahn,

a tram line, also connects

major sights.

O

riginally a Celtic settlement,

Vienna’s location on the edge

of the Hungarian plains

made it vulnerable to attacks, and

Barbarian invasions reduced the

town to ruins by the early 5th century.

In the 10th century, the German

Babenberg Dynasty acquired Vienna

and it became a major trading centre.

Later, in the 13th century, Vienna

came under the control of the

prosperous Habsburgs, who remained

in power until 1918. In the 16th

century, the threat of Ottoman

invasion hindered its pro gress, and it

was not until 1683, with the final

defeat of the Ottoman Turks, that

Vienna was able to flourish. In the

mid-19th century, the city’s defences

were demolished and the Ringstrasse,

a wide circular boulevard, was built,

link ing new political and cultural

insti tutions. Today, Vienna is an

architectural delight, with its

magnificent palaces, imposing

churches and world-class museums.

The city’s rich cultural scene and

vibrant nightlife add to its appeal.

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