For the traveler looking for a crossroads of old world charm and 20th Century modernity, one need look no further than the Austrian capitol of Vienna. Today a cosmopolitan city of 1.7 million inhabitants, Vienna was, for four centuries, the capitol of the Hapsburg Dynasty or what some call the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Situated along the banks of the Danube river, Vienna is probably most famous for its musical heritage (the famous waltz The Blue Danube was named for Vienna's largest river) having been home to musical geniuses like Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Strauss, among many others. Vienna is also well known for being a center of the Jugendstil movement of the early 20th Century, best exemplified by the art of Gustav Klimt and architecture of Otto Wagner. You can read more HERE >>>
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