The beautiful theater and grand common areas make touring the Opera House amazing. Opened in 1863, this gorgeous 1200 seat theater has housed some of Austria’s most famous classical musicians and still hosts over 300 performances a year. While losing two World Wars greatly stunted city’s 200 years of booming progress, a modern second coming has made the historic Old Town Vienna a world class place to visit once again.Ībout The State Opera House: In a city famous for music and the arts, it is the grand Vienna State Opera House ( Staatsoper), that definitely takes the prize. During this transformation, the Austrian Empire and Kingdom of Hungarian were merged and Vienna’s population quickly grew. The Waltz and Viennese Balls were born here and Vienna’s city center became home to musicians such as Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Strauss.Įmperor Franz Joseph I and his wife Elizabeth ( Sisi) made the biggest changes to modernize Vienna in the 1800s replacing the Medieval wall with the Ringstrasse Boulevard, fixing up nearby palaces, and tearing down homes in the Old Town to make way for new grand buildings. Vienna truly blossomed into one of the cultural hubs of Europe during the 18th & 19th centuries through the arts, classical music, and opera. Under the rule of the Babenbergs and the Habsburg Dynasty ( 1153-1918), Vienna’s Old Town wall expanded outward and the city even became the seat of the Holy Roman Empire for over 300 years ( 1483–1806). Shortly after, in 881, Vindobona took the name Vienna ( Wein) after the Vienna River ( Weinfluss) which is Celtic for Wood Creek. The old Roman camp was refortified including a small castle Berghof Restsiedlung built in 800AD over the thermal baths to help defend against Magyar ( Hungarian) armies. By 433AD most of the Northen Roman Empire had fallen apart, the soldiers withdrew, the remaining citizens around Vindobona moved inside the walls of the abandoned camp. This broke down the Limes Road connecting the Roman camps along the Danube and the large regional capital of Carnuntum was sacked by Germanic tribes ( Goths) in 395AD. The Hun armies crossed the Volga River into Europe in 370AD and invaded as far west into the Roman region as Castra Constantias ( modern-day Budapest).
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On this free Vienna walking tour, we will see some of the original Roman ruins, follow the outlines ancient camp’s wall, and give you a better understanding of early day Vienna.Īt its peak, Vindobona had 6,000 legionary soldiers in its walled fort and 24,000 civilians in the surrounding suburban area, but was much smaller than the 50,000-person regional capital of Carnuntum. While mentioned in the movie Gladiator, Vindobona was where the real-life Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 180AD. The Roman fort, called Vindobona ( meaning White Village) took up about 1/3 the area of today’s Old Town. The area grew thanks to the Romans who arrived in 15AD and built a walled military fort in 97AD to ward off Germanic forces. That's MAXX.Settlement of Old Town Vienna began with Celtic tribes in 500BC with a riverfront camp called Castrum. For a cozy evening with tasty drinks and small snacks you can make yourself comfortable in the Bar Nepomuk. Discover the Restaurant Danhauser, which offers you a varied range of food and drinks every day. Get your day off to a good start with the rich Steigenberger breakfast.
From the sun terrace you have an excellent view of Vienna's city center. Here you can escape from everyday life for a short moment and recharge your batteries. You would like to treat yourself to some time out? Then visit the 250 m² spa and fitness area of MAXX by Steigenberger Vienna. The 195 modern designed rooms and suites of our Desginhotel in Vienna are equipped with Smart-TV, work desk, refrigerator as well as a coffee machine and free WLAN, for MAXXimum comfort.
The former imperial city is crossed by the Danube, where you can sit down in the many restaurants or on the adjacent meadows. Here, the most diverse eras meet, which is reflected in the impressive architecture. Discover the historic center of the old town, which is considered a World Heritage Site.
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