The Vienna State Opera, the famous opera house located in the centre of Vienna, has a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper). In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian Republic, it was renamed
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The Hofburg is the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna, Austria. Built in the 13th century and expanded in the centuries since, the palace has been the seat of power of the Habsburg dynasty rulers, and today the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria. It
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The Spanish Riding School (German "Spanische Hofreitschule") of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School (Winterreitschule) in the Hofburg. Not only is it a centre for classical dressage, the headquarters is a tourist attraction in Vienna that offers public performances
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The Old City of Vienna, the historic centre, is an UNESCO World Heritage that is rich in architectural ensembles, including baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse (Ring Boulevard). Various shops and boutiques in the Old City present fashion, art nouveau and hand-craft Made in Austria. Restaurants and
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The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings.
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