For art admirers, Vienna is a bit of heaven. The majority of Vienna’s numerous art museums and exhibition locations demand admission, although a handful allow free entry.
List of Vienna museums with free admission every 1st Sunday of the month:
The construction of Vienna’s Stadtbahn, or city railway system, around 1900 was a milestone in Vienna’s development towards becoming a modern metropolis.
– Otto Wagner Pavillon Karlsplatz
During the construction of Vienna’s subway system, Emperor Franz Joseph was given his exclusive station near Schönbrunn Palace (Hietzing).
– Otto Wagner Hofpavillon Hietzing
Empress Elisabeth hated spending time in Vienna. To make the city more attractive, Emperor Franz Joseph built her a secluded “Palace of Dreams” in the Lainzer Tiergarten, presenting it as a gift to his wife in 1886. The building owes its name to a statue, “Hermes as Guardian,” in its garden.
– Uhrenmuseum (Clock Museum)
– Arsenal (Museum of Military History)
Apartments of famous musicians and composers:
– Johann Strauss Wohnung
– Beethoven Wohnung Heiligenstadt
Ludwig van Beethoven moved dozens of times during his 35 years in Vienna. The building at Mölker Bastei 8 was his most enduring place of residence.
The great composer Franz Schubert spent his entire life in his native city of Vienna.
During his lifetime, Joseph Haydn was the world’s most famous composer. He developed this reputation through decades of service for the aristocratic Esterházy family.
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