Accompanying Events6th Dezember 2000: General InformationThe Austrian capital is one of the five most popular destinations in European city tourism -and with good reasons. Vienna’s historical architecture, concentrated on the inner city and along the Ringstrasse, has been largely preserved and skillfully restored. Even the remains of a former Roman military camp dating back to the first century A. D. have been rediscovered. Some churches, monasteries and historic houses go back to the time of the Babenberg dynasty.
As the capital of the Habsburg empire, Vienna saw its heyday under the resigns of Maria Theresia and Franz Joseph I., Baroque palaces, the Hofburg, Schönbrunn and Belvedere palace, the magnificent houses of the bourgeoisie and aristocracy give ample evidence of the splendour of these epochs. From the turn of the century onwards life in this metropolis was determined by an immensely rich and diverse culture. As a centre of musical life, Vienna had already won worldwide recognition. Since the opening-up of Eastern Europe, Vienna has more than ever before become an important European centre.
Vienna is an attractive place at any season. In December cultural life reaches one of its peaks and the famous Christmas Market in front of the City Hall becomes one of the centres of the city. |
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