Discover Vienna ....
... with the king of waltz Johann Strauss II, who is celebrating his 200th birthday this year. In the ballroom, the theater or in public spaces – Strauss is an international superstar: his waltzes make us dance and reflect the Viennese attitude towards life.
Johann Strauss (*October 25, 1825 - June 3, 1899) was 73 years old and in the center of his life was Vienna - the world capital of music, where geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss developed their creativity.
This year museums and exhibitions have focused on the life and work of the King of Waltz. Music and theater are also part of it, such as: Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musik Theater an der Wien, Volksoper Wien, Wiener Staatsoper as well as indoor and outdoor at surprising locations in all 23 districts - including the Donauinselfest and the Zentralfriedhof.
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Imperial Vienna and its sights are Johann Strauss' inspirations: Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria and Hungary had his residences in the Hofburg within the city fortress and in the west not far from the Vienna River in Schönbrunn Palace. The suburbs with their rural character and their vineyards were not yet part of Vienna (1850). Glacis and fortification grounds were built - the Ringstrasse was created with its magnificent buildings. Art Nouveau is developing. Industrialization is progressing. Three terminal stations were built (1858 West / 1870 Franz-Joseph / 1872 North station). The high spring water pipeline is built and completed for the 1873 World's Fair.
Over the years, the typical Viennese cuisine and cafe culture developed - as Bert Brecht so aptly said: “Vienna is a city built around a few coffee houses in which the population sits and drinks coffee. “
The Viennese Heurige is as famous as the Ferris wheel, the Boys' Choir or the Lipizzaner.
Welcome to Vienna – enjoy your stay, the capital of Austria has much to offer.
Once up on a time there was an old locksmith shop, plaster coming off from the walls, a house urgently in the need of a renovation and two restless human souls with one idea which now moves many people. Not only from one place to another but also their hearts. A good idea!
