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|  | EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
The mission of the United States Embassy is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect U.S. citizens in Austria. | | |
|  | German Courses
Our specialty is teaching German to English speakers, but we also offer private, group, and Company Programs in all 20 of the European Union languages plus Russian, Chinese, Turkish, and Romanian. |  | |
|  | Total Body Scan – modern health check-up
Health is not a gift but a life-long task covering regular medical preventive examinations and a sensible lifestyle. As always the earlier a disease is detected the more successful treatment can be. | | |
|  | Modell engines
Since many years M-Technic represents the Japanese Hi-tech engine producer Yamada in Europe. Additionally we offer the necessary and carefully selected accessories from well known producers. | | |
|  | The Levante Parliament
The Viennese hotel scene is enriched by a new extraordinary Design Hotel, The Levante Parliament. The house, built in 1908 in the classical modernist style, is today protected by a preservation order. | | |
|  | The best hotel jobs and catering jobs
Your place to go for the best hotel job and the best catering jobs: With thousands of job offers, catering jobs and hotel jobs the online portal www.rollingpin.at is the most important place to go for this branch. | | |
|  | Vienna State Opera
The Wiener Staatsoper is the epitome of Austrian musical tradition and as a result the symbol for this relatively small, although disproportionately culturally present nation. | | |
|  | Viktor Interior
Experience, imagination and expertise.
These are only three of the many qualities needed to transform space and fabric into atmosphere. | | |
|  | Sisi – Empress Elisabeth
When anarchist Luigi Lucheni thrust a pointed file into the heart of the Empress of Austria in Geneva on 10 September 1898, he encountered a woman disappointed with life. Destiny had found her eventually. | | |
|  | Musikvereinshaus
This building, in the centre of the city at number 12, Tuchlauben, had been taken over by the society in 1831 and contained the first real concert hall in Vienna. | | |
|  | Vienna Konzerthaus
With this comprehensive and varied selection, the Vienna Konzerthaus – together with the Vienna State Opera House and the Musikverein – is central to Vienna’s reputation as one of the world’s leading music capitals. | | |
|  | Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace, in Vienna´s 13th district, former summer residence of Austrian rulers (house of Habsburg), located between the right bank of the River Wien and a low foothill of the Vienna Woods. | | |
|  | General Information
Vienna is the smallest federal state by surface area but the largest in population and density, as well as being Austria’s economic, cultural and intellectual centre. | | |
|  | Occupation of Austria 1945-1955
In August 1945 the Western powers took control of their respective Viennese zones; on September 11 the Allied Council was constituted, which was made up of the four commanders-in-chief acting as high commissioners. | | |
|  | Mozart's Apartment
Domgasse 5, which is managed by Wien Museum, has been part of the new Mozarthaus Vienna. Visitors start their tour of the new Mozarthaus on the third floor, where they can learn details about Mozart’s lifestyle. | | |
|  | Naschmarkt
The Naschmarkt is Vienna's most popular market. Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River it is about 1,5 kilometers long. | | |
|  | Vienna Offensive
The Vienna Offensive was launched by the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front in order to capture Vienna, Austria. The offensive lasted from April 2 to April 13, 1945. The city of Vienna was surrounded and under siege for most of the offensive. | | |
|  | State Treaty
State Treaty, concluded between the allied powers USSR, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, USA and France on the one hand and Austria on the other. | | |
|  | Sisi - Empress Elisabeth (2)
Elisabeth was very beauty conscious and already placed great emphasis on natural products. This makes her a pioneer of the anti-aging-movement of today. | | |
|  | Maria Theresia
The rule of Maria Theresia was marked by the implementation of major reforms which effected considerable modernisation in all the Habsburg territories. | | |
|  | Secession
The construction of the Secession, today a highlight of every trip to Vienna, was faced with scorn at the turn of the century. In its hundred years of history, the Wiener Secession has been renovated and converted several times. | | |
|  | Riesenrad (Giant Ferris Wheel)
The Riesenrad is constructed on the Golden Jubilee of Emperor Franz Josef I. Golden Jubilee 1897 and instantly becomes landmark of the Viennese skyline. | | |
|  | Prater
The historic amusement park, expanding over the years, looks back on a substantial history. The Prater has always changed its profile, modernised and adapted itself according to the trend of the times. | | |
|  | Transportation
Vienna holds a key position in the Central European transport network and air transportation. | | |
|  | Parliament Building
The main construction lasted from 1874 to 1883. The architect responsible for the building was Baron Theophil von Hansen, the building is an example of Greek revival. | | |
|  | AUSTRO MIR 1991
Franz Viehböck, the first Austrian in space, fulfilled his dream of the space flight, developed an impressive international career and continues to enjoy new challenges associated with advancement, innovation and his vision of the future. | | |
|  | Zoo Vienna
Under Franz II/I, who ruled Austria from 1792 to 1835, Schönbrunn received its first giraffe as a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt (1828). Its arrival influenced fashion, the handicrafts industry and social life in Vienna and triggered record visitor numbers. | | |
|  | Fiaker
Viennese term for a two-horse, numbered hackney carriage, as opposed to the earlier, unnumbered carriages called "Janschky-Wagen" and one-horse "Comfortables. | | |
|  | Battle of Vienna 1683
The Battle of Vienna took place on September 12, 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle broke the advance of the Ottoman Empire into Europe, and marked the political hegemony of the Habsburg dynasty in central Europe. | | |
|  | Belvedere Palace
This summer palace was commissioned by Prince Eugene of Savoy and is situated between Rennweg and Schweizergarten. Its name, which refers to the unique view over Vienna, originates from the time of Maria Theresia. | | |
|  | Religion
Ecclesiastically Vienna is an archbishopric (Diözese). 57.8% of the population belong to the Roman Catholic Church (1961: 81.6%), with 163 parishes and numerous religious orders (with schools and hospitals). | | |
|  | Art, culture and science
Vienna’s museums are of international standing and they rank among the main tourist attractions. The achievements of Vienna’s writers have at all times occupied a central position in Austrian literature. | | |
|  | Tourism
Because of Vienna’s historic and cultural prominence and due to its wealth of landmarks, Vienna’s tourism is particularly important. | | |
|  | TWIN CITY LINER
On the Danube at high-speed from Vienna to Bratislava, three times daily tour/retour. The TWIN CITY LINER is a light aluminium high-speed catamaran with jet propulsion. | | |
|  | Radisson SAS Palais Hotel
The Radisson SAS Palais Hotel is the only hotel in Vienna that can boast two palaces in which its guests cannot only bask in 5-star comfort, but also enjoy the charm of the Ringstrasse as it goes back in the days of the monarchy. | | |
|  | Grinzing
Grinzing is known for its numerous Heurigens, a wine-drinking locale special to Vienna. Other attractions include the Pfarrkirche and the Kaasgrabenkirche. | | |
|  | Bombing of Vienna in World War II
The first air raid on Vienna took place on 17 March 1944. The primary goal of the raid was to halt fuel production in the Floridsdorf refinery and to mine the Danube waterway. | | |
|  | The Third Man
The story is set in the Austrian city of Vienna, just after the Second World War, when it was divided between the Allied powers of Britain, France, the USA and the USSR. | | |
|  | Battle of Wagram 1809
In the Battle of Wagram (5 July 1809 – 6 July 1809) Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army, near Vienna, effectively bringing the War of the Fifth Coalition to an end. | | |
|  | Battle of Aspern-Essling 1809
In the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. | | |
|  | Donauinsel
The Donauinsel is a multifunctional project at the Danube with the ostensible purpose of regulating the Danube in the urban area of Vienna and is best accessed via Underground which takes 7 minutes from the city centre. | | |
|  | Virgilkapelle
The Virgilkapelle is an underground crypt next to the Stephansdom in Vienna. The history of the chapel is not entirely clear. On architectural grounds, it is dated to the early 13th century. | | |
|  | Carnuntum
Carnuntum, most important ancient Roman settlement in Austria. Situated in the area between present-day Petronell-Carnuntum and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg (Lower Austria). | | |
|  | Congress of Vienna
Small states tried to intervene and the negotiations were characterised by tensions (secret alliance between Austria, England and France against Russia and Prussia on January 03, 1815), but were accelerated by Napoleon´s return from Elba. | | |
|  | OPEC raid
On 21 December 1975 just before 12 o’clock a six-member terror squad storms the conference of the oil-exporting countries (OPEC) in Vienna. | | |
|  | Spanish Court Riding School
The High School of horse-riding experienced a rebirth at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, when the Renaissance found its way into the royal courts. | | |
|  | Austria`s annexation by Germany 1938
A pro-German policy on the part of Austria was sought to be achieved by an economic boycott, terror and political pressure were brought to bear on Austria to force the Dollfuß government to adopt pro-German policies. | | |
|  | Franz Joseph I of Austria
Under the guidance of the new prime minister Prince Schwarzenberg, the new emperor at first pursued a cautious course, granting a constitution in early 1849. | | |
|  | Aqua Terra Zoo Vienna
The main attactions of the tropical seawater section are the huge fish tanks, the sharks, sea turtles, many different corals, as well as gorgeous fish. The center of the tropical freshwater is the aquarium containing piranhas. | | |
|  | One of Europe's first Grand Hotels
The legendary Grand Hotel on Vienna's Ringstrasse, was built in the 1860's according to the plans of Karl Tietz, one of the most celebrated architects of his time. | | |
|  | Eroicahaus
Beethoven enjoyed spending the summer months in the country, frequently in the wine-growing villages to the north-west of Vienna. | | |
|  | Siege of Vienna
The Siege of Vienna in 1529, as distinct from the Battle of Vienna in 1683, was the first attempt of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Suleiman I (the magnificent), to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. | | |
|  | St. Stephen's Cathedral
Seat of the archbishop (cardinal) of Vienna, one of the most significant buildings of the middle European high and late Gothic period, statuesque example of the southern German and Austrian Staffelkirche and an emblem of Vienna. | | |
|  | OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Vienna-based organization has maintained its headquarters there since 1965, hosting regular meetings between the oil ministers of its member states. | | |
|  | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, b. Salzburg, Jan. 27, 1756, d. Vienna, Dec. 5, 1791, composer, among J. Haydn and L. van Beethoven key figure of Viennese Classicism. Received musical and general instruction from his father Leopold Mozart from the age of four. | | |
|  | Museum of Military History
In five major sections the museum shows the history of the Habsburg empire from the end of the 16th century until 1918 and Austria's fate after the dissolution of the monarchy up to the year 1945.. | | |
|  | Climate
Oceanic influences from the west determine the climate in Vienna but to the same degree there are continental influences from the east. | | |
|  | UNO City - Vienna International Centre (VIC)
The Vienna International Centre (VIC), colloquially also known as UNO City in Vienna, is the campus and building complex hosting United Nations organizations in Vienna, Austria. | | |
|  | Summit meeting 1961
On that weekend, the whole world was watching Vienna. The Soviet Premier Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev and the American President John F. Kennedy were meeting in Vienna. | | |
|  | Dräger Safety - Personal Protection
From helmets to compressed air breathing equipment, we supply everything you need in order to protect yourself whilst on duty. This also includes protective suits, masks, filters, escape equipment, and more. | | |
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