Advantages: Interesting, educational and fun Disadvantages: 9 degrees and damp
The "SEEGROTTE" in Hinterbrühl, just south of Vienna is a fascinating historical site open to the public for tours and souvenirs.
The Seegrotte is actually an old Gypsum mine where white and red Gypsum was mined from the late 1800?s.
In 1912 a blasting operation let loose millions of gallons of water which flooded the lower caverns of the mine, creating the largest underground lake in Europe.
In the 1930?s a team of cave explorers found the lake and eventually they managed to open the mine for all to see this amazing spectacle.
During World War 2 the Germans requisitioned the mine and pumped all the water out, they then set up an underground factory to produce the fuselage of the world?s first jet plane, the HE 162. At one time they had over 2000 prisoners of war working in cold damp conditions producing these aircraft, the British ...
Advantages: Style and Grace Disadvantages: None really
Vienna - the capital of Austria and the home of the Habsberg empire - was not my first choice as a holiday destination. In fact we got there a little by mistake. We wanted to go to Venice but my dyslexia got the better of the travel agent and we wound up there. We were so glad. It truly is a magnificent city.
Vienna was the headquarters of Europes longest lasting Empire. The Habsbergs ruled over the Hungarian Austrian empire for 600 years and finally lost Austria to the republicans early in the 20th century. Why am I telling you this, well the Habsbergs admired beauty, music and architecture and that is what Virnna is all about.
The first thing that strikes you is the architecture. Vienna is the home of Baroque and Rococco styles of building and was largely spared (or restored after)by countless wars over the centuries and walking ...
Advantages: Great city for a weekend break or even more Disadvantages: can be quite hot in summer
This A to Z guide is intended to give you an overview about what to see and where to go in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Some more detailed reviews of certain attractions will follow later (some are already available).
A Augarten
This is a nice park north of the city centre, long ago a hunting area for the emperors, but since 1775 open to the public. It also hosts the famous Augarten porcelain factory, which is located in the former Orangerie where Mozart and Beethoven did perform music for the emperors.
B Belvedere
The two palaces (Upper Belvedere and Lower Belvedere) have been built as the summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, an important Austrian military strategist who defeated the Turks in 1683 after they besieged Vienna and he defeated the French Army of Louis XIV at Blenheim in 1704 (together ...
Michael-S 06.07.2001 (23.11.2001)
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