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Anil Gupta asked: The ambitious program of architectural improvements to Vienna introduced by Emperor Franz Joseph I, including the Ringstraße, the Rathauspark (City Hall Park), and the Opera. Friedrich von Schmidt, who had been one of the architects working on Cologne Cathedral, designed and built the Vienna City Hall between 1872 and 1883. It is […]

Anil Gupta asked: The Ringstraße is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights. It is typical of the historical style called Ringstraßenstil of the 1860s to 1890s. The street was built to replace the city walls, which had been built during the 13th century […]

Anil Gupta asked: One thing is certain - only when one has taken a ride on Riesenrad or the Giant Ferris is one really in Vienna. Forget everything and simply enjoy the view of the city from almost 200 feet up. The Riesenrad, which is open all year round, is one of the most visited […]

Anil Gupta asked: Summer cottages have always been admired by wealthy Europeans, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when Emperor Leopold I—ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire asked for a hunting lodge to be built near the old Tiergarten, or Zoo, at Schönbrunn on Vienna’s outskirts in 1695. The surprising part was the lavishness […]