So how do you see the famous Lipizzaner horses in action at Vienna's Spanish Riding School? Relatively easily it turns out, especially if you attend something other than a … [Read more...] about Spanish Riding School
Vienna sights and attractions
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The Riesenrad ferris wheel
One of Vienna's trademark sights is the Riesenrad or giant ferris wheel located at the start of the Prater amusement park. A star of a thousand postcards, Instagram posts, … [Read more...] about The Riesenrad ferris wheel
The Rathaus
One of the tallest and most impressive buildings in central Vienna is the Rathaus. The towers look down majestically onto a central square and park alongside Vienna's mighty … [Read more...] about The Rathaus
Austrian Parliament building
Like many of the sights bordering Vienna's Ring boulevard, the Austrian parliament building (German: Parlamentsgebäude) appeared in the second half of the 19th … [Read more...] about Austrian Parliament building
Schatzkammer & crown jewels
The main door hints at what to expect in the Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury): it looks suited to a bank vault. Behind it, crown jewels and relics from centuries of Habsburg … [Read more...] about Schatzkammer & crown jewels
The Kunsthistorisches Museum building
The Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) in Vienna appeared as part of the extraordinary burst of construction activity that accompanied the development of the city's Ringstraßen … [Read more...] about The Kunsthistorisches Museum building