The Vienna Secession (German "Wiener Secession") was an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt, and
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The Burgtheater (Imperial Court Theatre), originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. Hofburgtheater, is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna and one of the most important German language theatres in the world. The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as
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The Vienna International Centre (VIC) is the campus and building complex hosting the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV; in German "Büro der Vereinten Nationen in Wien"). It is colloquially also known as UNO City. Six Y-shaped office towers surround a cylindrical conference building for a total floor area of 230,000
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Schloss Hof is a palace located in Austria near the border of Slovakia. It once belonged to Prince Eugene of Savoy who purchased it late in his life in 1726, He had it enlarged in the Baroque style by the architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt in 1729, and used it
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The number one restaurant in Vienna, Meierei im Steirereck is located near Stadtpark. Meierei im Steirereck Am Heumarkt 2A / Stadtpark 1030 Vienna Austria www.steirereck.at Source Wikipedia | Photo Credit © Johann Werfring, via Wikimedia Commons
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The restaurant Plachutta at many locations in Vienna offers the world famous Tafelspitz. Tafelspitz is boiled veal or beef in broth, served with a mix of minced apples and horseradish. It is considered to be as one of the many national dishes of Austria. Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, was
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The fine dining restaurants Figlmüller are located in the heart of Vienna in the Wollzeile, Lugeck and Bäckerstraße. The restaurants serve the world famous Wiener Schnitzel along with a Viennese potato salad. Figlmüller Wollzeile Wollzeile 5 1010 Vienna Austria www.figlmueller.at Source Wikipedia | Photo Credit © von Holger.Ellgaard (own work), via Wikimedia Commons
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Sachertorte is a specific type of chocolate cake, or torte, invented by Austrian Franz Sacher in 1832 for Prince Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. 5 December is National Sachertorte Day. History Recipes similar to that of the Sachertorte appeared as early
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Café Demel (colloquially "The Demel") is a famous pastry shop and chocolaterie established in 1786 in Vienna, Austria. The company bears the title of a Purveyor to the Imperial and Royal Court (K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker) up to today. The building is located in the central "Innere Stadt" district on Kohlmarkt 14
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Café Landtmann is a traditional Viennese café located on the Ringstraße Boulevard in the first district in Vienna, Austria. History Café Landtmann was founded by Franz Landtmann on 1 October 1873. Originally from the Währing district, Landtmann came from a family of coffeehouse owners, gingerbread bakers, and fig coffee manufacturers. At the
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