Vienna

240 Pages·2019·71.04 MB·English

by  Stephen Brook

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CONTENTS
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Welcome to Vienna .....................................8 Vienna Itineraries ........................................22
Reasons to Love Vienna .........................10 Vienna Your Way .........................................28
Explore Vienna ...............................................14 A Year in Vienna ...........................................52
Getting to Know Vienna ..........................16 A Brief History ...............................................54
E XPERIENCE VIENNA 60

Stephansdom Quarter ......................62 Opera and Naschmarkt.................150

Hofburg Quarter .................................90 Belvedere Quarter............................164

Schottenring and Alsergrund .....112 Beyond the Centre ...........................182
Museum and
Town Hall Quarter ............................124 Days Out from Vienna .................208

N EED TO KNOW 218
Before You Go ............................................220 Index .................................................................228
Getting Around ..........................................222 Phrase Book .................................................236
Practical Information ..............................226 Acknowledgments ...................................239
Left: Stephansdom’s Gothic ornamentation and tiles
Previous page: The Baroque Karlskirche at sunrise
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Welcome to Vienna .......................................8

Reasons to Love Vienna ...........................10

Explore Vienna ................................................14

Getting to Know Vienna ...........................16

Vienna Itineraries .........................................22

Vienna Your Way ..........................................28

A Year in Vienna ............................................52

A Brief History ................................................54
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W ELCOME TO
V IENNA
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Wel and theatre at centre stage. Whatever your dream
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1 Statue of Athena outside
Vienna’s Parliament.
2 A cup of coffee at Café
Landtmann.
3 Relaxing by the
Riesenrad in Prater.
4 MuseumsQuartier’s busy
courtyard in the evening. 4
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Vienna is a city steeped in history: from Roman Philharmonic, no place offers a better
ruins at the foot of the Hofburg to the tallest opportunity to dress in your finest and indulge
tower of Gothic Stephansdom, the city’s land­ in some of the world’s most celebrated music.
marks are testament to its imperial power. There are simple pleasures to be found in the
So, too, are the impressive collections of fine ubiquitous coffee houses and cosy local Beisln,
art and antiquity that fill Vienna’s peerless too. Mouth wateringly decadent chocolate
museums. The Habsburgs’ legacy aside, cakes, crisp apfelstrudel and schnitzel the size
Vienna’s art and architecture scene packs a of dinner plates are the stuff of foodie dreams.
punch – this is the home of the Secessionist Though Vienna’s centre is compact, there’s
movement and Jugendstil, Gustav Klimt, a lot to see and do here. We’ve broken the
Egon Schiele and Otto Wagner. From creative city down into easily navigable chapters, with
innovators to big thinkers: in the capital’s detailed itineraries, expert local know ledge
iconic Kaffeehäuser revolutions have been and colourful, comprehensive maps to help
planned, politics debated and scientific you plan the perfect visit. Whether you’re
ideas theorized. And did we mention Freud? staying for a weekend, a week or longer, this
But this is a city that also likes to be Eyewitness guide will ensure that you see the
entertained. As the home of the waltz, lavish very best Vienna has to offer. Enjoy the book,
operas and the unsurpassable Vienna and enjoy Vienna.
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R EASONS TO LOVE
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STEPHANSDOM
The seat of the church in
Austria, this cathedral is the
city’s soul and centre of an
empire (p66). Climb the
striking Gothic tower for the
best views in all Vienna.
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SACHERTORTE
The ingredients of this darkly
decadent chocolate cake have
been a secret since its creation
in 1832. Taste the “original”
recipe, with a dollop of cream,
at Hotel Sacher (p159).
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