Vienna, is the national capital, the largest city and one of the nine states of Austria.
It is the most populous city in Austria with about 1.9 million people.
2.6 million people live within its metropolitan area, nearly one third of the country’s population.
It is Austria’s cultural, economic and political center.
It is the sixth largest city by population within city limits in the European Union.
In 2001, the city center was designated as UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. In 2017, it was moved to the list of World Heritage in Danger.
Vienna is famous for having played a pivotal role as leading European music center.
The historic center of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and gardens.
Vienna is popular for its high quality of life having being first alongside Vancouver, and San Fransisco.
Between 2011 and 2015, it was ranked second behind Melbourne.
In 2018 and 2019, it became the first again.
Monocle’s 2015 “Quality of Life Survey” ranked Vienna second on a list of the top 25 cities in the world “to make a base within.”
The UN-Habitat classified Vienna as the most prosperous city in the world in 2012/2013
Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and serves as a case study by urban planners.
Between 2005 and 2010, Vienna was the world’s number-one destination for international congresses and conventions.
The city attracts over 6.8 million tourists a year.
7 THINGS TO DO AND NOT TO DO IN VIENNA.
- Don’t forget to tip waiters. Instead, always leave them with at least 10% of the total bill.
- Don’t ignore the highway code even when the roads are clear. Instead, always wait for the green traffic light before crossing.
- Do not expect stores to be open on Sundays. Instead, make enough shopping before Sunday that will sustain you till Monday.
- Don’t expect everyone to speak English. Instead, try to learn some few German Phrases that will be helpful for communication.
- Don’t expect waiters to bring your bill after eating. Instead, ask for it after eating, and they will present it to you.
- Avoid making noise after 10pm. Instead, maintain the peace in your surrounding by keeping quiet.
- Don’t get on a public transport immediately it stops. Instead, wait for people to alight first before trying to board.
8 MOST INTERESTING THINGS FACTS ABOUT VIENNA
- Since 1873, almost all parts of Vienna have the purest water of mountain sources in its water supply system. Vienna can be proud of its tap water.
- The city gets 400,000 m3 of fresh spring water daily from two mountain spring pipelines.
- In Viennese bars and cafés, there are special devices for sobering the drunken visitors.
- Vienna has the oldest Ferris wheel in the world,Wiener Riesenrad.
- Vienna has the largest cemetery in Europe – Zentralfriedhof. There are about 3 million graves there.
- “Vienna Ice Dream” is a beautiful skating rink that annually opens in Vienna’s Town Hall after Christmas.
- There are only 60 km from the city to Bratislava, which is the shortest distance between European capitals, except Rome and the Vatican.
- The Museum Quarter is the largest museum complex in Europe. It covers an area of 60 thousand square meters.
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8 MOST POPULAR THINGS IN VIENNA
1 - THE HOFBURG
For over six centuries the seat of the Habsburgs - and the official living arrangement of each Austrian ruler since 1275 - the Hofburg is maybe the most verifiably critical of Vienna's palaces. The official seat of the Austrian President, this rambling complex comprises of various structures reflecting different periods, including design thrives from the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo developments.
#2 - SCHONBRUNN PALACE AND GARDENS
One of Vienna's top vacation destinations, this delightful Baroque palace contains in excess of 1,441 rooms and lofts, including those once utilized by Empress Maria Theresa. Visit features incorporate an opportunity to see the Imperial Apartments, including Emperor Franz Joseph's Walnut Room and his Bedroom, which despite everything has the little warrior's bed wherein he kicked the bucket.
#3 - ST. STEPHEN'S CATHEDRAL
Vienna's most significant Gothic building and the cathedral church of the archbishopric since 1722, St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) sits in the memorable focal point of Vienna. The first twelfth-century Romanesque church was supplanted by a Late Romanesque one in the thirteenth century, the remaining parts of which are the huge door and the Heathen Towers (Heidentürme).
#4 - BELVEDERE PALACE
Among Vienna's most famous attractions, Belvedere Palace is extremely two unbelievable Baroque structures: the Lower (Unteres) Belvedere and the Upper (Oberes) Belvedere. Features of the Upper Palace incorporate the Ground Floor Hall with its sculptures and the Ceremonial Staircase with its rich plaster alleviation and frescoes.
#5 - VIENNA ZOO
The causes of the Vienna Zoo (Tiergarten Schönbrunn) can be followed to Emperor Francis I's zoo, established in 1752 and the most seasoned constantly working zoo on the planet. With a large number of its unique Baroque structures still flawless, it's one of the most charming zoos in Europe to visit, especially in the event that you invest a little energy looking for a reward in the first eighteenth-century Imperial Breakfast Pavilion that presently houses an incredible bistro.
#6 - THE PRATER AND THE GIANT FERRIS WHEEL
Visiting the Prater, an enormous regular park between the Danube and the Danube Canal, is similar to venturing into a different universe. Covering a region of 3,200 sections of land, this immense park-once a regal chasing ground-has for quite some time been one of Vienna's most famous entertainment regions.
#7 - THE VIENNA STATE OPERA HOUSE
One of the world's biggest and most magnificent theaters, the Vienna State Opera House (Wiener Staatsoper) has facilitated a significant number of the world's most noticeable arrangers, conductors, soloists, and artists. Operatic and artful dance exhibitions are organized in any event 300 times each year, fuelled by a fixation on music that goes as far back as 1625 when the principal Viennese Court Opera was performed.
#8 - KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM AND MARIA-THERESIEN-PLATZ
Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum is housed in a superb structure made explicitly to flaunt the colossal workmanship assortments of the Hapsburg regal family. The great assortment of Dutch craftsmanship includes the world's biggest assortment of works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, including his gem Tower of Babel. There are likewise artistic creations by Raphael, Titian, Bellini, Caravaggio, and Vermeer, in addition to representations by Velazquez.