Castles and fortresses in Vienna surroundings

Q: Where to go in Vienna with children: interesting places for a family holiday?

The ZOOM Children’s Museum offers interactive natural science exhibitions where you can experiment with the laws of physics. The Shenbrunn Zoo, the oldest in the world, is home to pandas from a Chinese reserve. The prater with a vintage Ferris wheel from 1897 and the Liliputbahn railway will entertain young visitors.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Vienna: the best photo zones?

The observation deck of Donauturm on the 252-meter TV tower gives panoramas of the Danube and the Alps. The Hofburg Palace with equestrian statues by Antonio Canova is ideal for pictures in the style of imperial baroque. A palm greenhouse in Burggarten with a marble sculpture of Mozart creates a romantic backdrop.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna?

According to legend, in 1433, the builders of the south tower made a pact with the devil to complete the complex spire. In the Pech icon of the XIII century, stored in the cathedral, noticed the myrrhage during the siege of the Turks in 1683. Underground catacombs of the XVI century keep urns with the insides of the Habsburgs - a tradition of dynastic burial.

Q: What little-known sights of Vienna are worth seeing?

Augarten, the city's oldest baroque park, hides Ludwig van Beethoven's workshops. In the house of Hundertwasser on Kegelgasse preserved original mosaics and uneven floors as a manifesto of antifunctionalism. The Hofburg clock collection includes the 1769 Imperial Planetarium astronomical clock.

Q: In what style were the main temples of Vienna built and who designed them?

Votivkirche in neo-Gothic style designed by Heinrich von Ferstel was created in memory of the rescue of Franz Joseph from an assassination attempt in 1853. Karlskirche combines Baroque and Byzantine elements according to the plan of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. Urbankirche in the Landstrasse area is a rare example of Viennese Art Nouveau with stained glass windows by Koloman Moser.

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