Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
I received the chance to get to Wien, Austria for a scientific conference at the local university. We had good presentations and discussions – and a nice evening event at the fantastic town hall. During the conference I had only very limited time for sightseeing – mostly in the night.
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A little bit outside of the city center of Wien, Austria you can find the beautiful Schloß Schönbrunn, a town’s landmark of the city. It’s name goes back to emperor Matthias who was hunting here and found a nice well (“schöner Brunnen“).
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The Prater in Wien, Austria is a well-known are in the capital city that also contains a famous amusement park (the Wurstelprater or Volksprater). It can be seen from far because of the giant wheel that became a town’s landmark of Wien.
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The Karlskirche in Wien, Austria is a famous Roman-catholic church built in baroque style and a town’s landmark of the city. It was built in the 18th century and symbolizes the connection between Roma and Byzantine (todays Istanbul).
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It has been a catalyst for my interest in art: the Albertina in Wien, Austria is an art museum that shows all important modern art styles – one room per style – and therefore enables a trip through the timeline of art.
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If you get to Wien, Austria you might want to taste the original Wiener Schnitzel – a thin, breaded and fried cutlet of veal. It is typically served with a slice of lemon and warm Erdäpfel-Vogerlsalat (potatoe & lettuce salad). It is a national dish of Austria.
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One of the most important coffee bars in the world with many imitations around the global: the Café Central in Wien, Austria. It was opened in 1876 and famous guests were Sigmund Freud, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Franz Kafka, Robert Musil and Stefan Zweig.
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The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig – or short: mumok – is an important art museum in the heart of Wien, Austria. It was founded in 1962 as the Museum des 20. Jahrhundert, in 1977 it was extended with works from a private collector, the family Ludwig from Aachen, Germany – therefore their name was included in the museum name.
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The Hundertwasserhaus in Wien, Austria is a special residential building designed by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He made different proposals to make residential homes more human – including trees as tenants (“Baummieter) and the right to paint the outside facade as wide as your arm reaches (“Fensterrecht“).
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The Hofburg in Wien, Austria was from the 13th century until 1918 the residence of the emporer. Today it is the seat of the president of Austria and contains other institutions like the Albertina. It was also home to Franz Joseph I. and his wife Elisabeth von Österreich-Ungarn.
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