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Top Sights and Attractions in Vienna
Vienna is the city of exquisite Sacher cake and great coffee, and of course a multitude of eye-popping historical sites and monuments. The Hofburg Imperial Palace – currently the seat of the Austrian President, the Rococo Belvedere Palaces – housing impressive art collections and the imposing Schloss Schönbrunn Palace with its 1,440 rooms and vast surrounding gardens are only a few examples of the city's rich cultural heritage. A visit to the oldest and one of the most decorative libraries, the Austrian National Library is also recommended. However, you can't leave Vienna without going into the St Stephens Cathedral. Dating back to the 12th Century and offering a wonderful view of the city and the Danube River from its northern tower, the cathedral over the years has become a symbol of the Austrian capital.
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Burgtheater
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Address: Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 2
Phone: +43 1 51444 4140
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Website: http://www.burgtheater.at/
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Burgtheater or simply the Burg as the people of Vienna lovingly call it, is more than a drama venue – it is an institution. Built in the 19th Century, it is today one of the oldest still operating theatres in Europe, in fact the second after the French Comedie Francaise. A sacred place for the German speaking world, Burgtheater represents today an exhaustive scope of what Austrian dramatic art has produced and it keeps on proclaiming the classics of theatrical Europe.
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Theater an der Wien
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Address: Linke Wienzeile 6
Phone: +43 1 58830 661
e-mail: presse@theater-wien.at
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Price: 22 - 150 EUR
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Website: http://www.theater-wien.at
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The name of the theatre translates to 'The Theatre on the Wien River'. It has a long and amazing history closely related with what Vienna is most famous for worldwide – its music. It was first established as an opera house, then it was closed, only to later flourish as an operetta and musical house, and finally in 2006 it became the New Opera House of Vienna. The event was officially celebrated with a concert of Placido Domingo.
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The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
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Address: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
Vienna International Centre
Wagramer Strasse 5
Phone: +43 1 260 60
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Website: http://www.unvienna.org
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Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-19:00
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Located at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) was established on January 1, 1980 and is associated with the office of the Secretary-General in Vienna. UNOV functions with permanent missions and host governments, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations in Vienna.
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Vienna State Opera
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Address: Opernring 2
Phone: +43 1 514 44 2250
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Website: http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at
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Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00 Saturday-Sunday 09:00-12:00
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The Vienna Staatsoper is among the Austrian capital’s most photographed structures, displaying its full grandeur if viewed from the Opernring street. This building has hosted many important premieres over the decades and is a venue welcoming innovative performances and reworked versions of classic operatic pieces. The facade of the 1869 structure is one of the finest examples of Viennese architecture. The horse sculptures by Ernst Julius Hähnel dominating the main entrance are enhanced by five bronze allegoric statues, propped upon pedestals inside the arched loggia.
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Vienna Chamber Opera
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Address: Fleischmarkt 24
Phone: +43 1 512 01 00 77
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Website: http://www.wienerkammeroper.at/
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Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 12:00-18:00
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Wiener Kammeroper, or the Vienna Chamber Opera, was founded by conductor Hans Gabor, a post-war expatriate from Hungary. The Kammeroper began in 1948 as the Vienna Opera Studio, a company without a permanent theatre. The name Wiener Kammeroper, first used in 1953, bears an explicit reference to the genre of chamber music and designates the opera company’s preference for intimate settings and smaller auditoriums.
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Volksoper
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Address: Währingerstraße 78
Phone: +43 1 514 44 36 70
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Website: http://www.volksoper.at/
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Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-18:00 Saturday-Sunday 09:00-12:00
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Volksoper Wien, literally translating to Vienna People's Opera, is one of the principal venues for operatic performances in the Austrian capital. The site is mostly known for its orientation towards lighter operatic genres and its immense productivity. This opera, in a single season, stages more than 300 performances and completes approximately 25 productions.
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Belvedere
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Address: Prinz-Eugen-Strasse, 27
Phone: +43 1 79 55 70
e-mail: public@belvedere.at
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Website: http://www.belvedere.at/
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Visitors looking for the essence of Viennese sophistication and a sense of architectonical style need to look no further than the Belvedere, one of the city's most prominent landmarks. In the 21st Century, the magnificent Baroque residence continues to turn the heads of passers-by just as it did over three centuries ago.
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