In Vienna, visit the amazing summer palace of the Habsburgs. The palace was built with the same architecture style of the Versailles in Paris.

Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47
Underground: U4 Schönbrunn
www.schoenbrunn.at/en/site/publicdir
www.hotelara.com/travel/austria/accommodation/vienna.html

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One of the places you must visit in Vienna is the Cathedral of St. Stephen's Cathedral or Stephansdom a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.

Stephansplatz 1 Vienna

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Since the Hundertwasserhaus is 50 social housing flats (the most sought after in the city) it is not possible to see inside.

However the cafe shows a free film which we were shown in English of the artist talking about his ideas and then there are interior shots. We were also welcomed by the charming student running the cafe; we felt that for us it was the best of Vienna.

groundfloor of Hundertwasserhaus
Weissgerbergstrasse
We walked from WienMitte station.

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Famous Viennese architect and artist Friedrich Hundertwasser was invited by the City of Vienna to design a living space in his own style. Respecting the arbitrary lines and curves of nature, the resulting house is a multicoloured monument to Hundertwasser's inimitable style. Very much worth a visit.

Corner of Kegelgasse and Lowengasse;
www.hundertwasserhaus.at/HwH/en_main.htm

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If the glorious architecture of the city centre starts to get a bit overwhelming, take a look at some of the word war two flak towers (Flakturm) dotted around town. The sheer brutality of these impressively ugly concrete monstrosities is enough to bring you back down to earth.

There are two fine examples at the Augarten, about 20 minutes' walk from the big wheel

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Heldenplatz is where Hitler stood and proclaimed the Anschluss (Annexation). Stand in the middle and look around you. You have the Hofburg (Imperial Palace) behind you and you can see the two matching museums, the beautiful Rathaus (city hall) and the Burgtheater. Breathtaking.

Hofburg, 1010 Wien

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