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Experiencing Vienna, Austria's Renaissance

Adam Friedberg The café at Vienna's Hotel Sacher

Photo: The café at Vienna’s Hotel Sacher

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Layered with history—from Hapsburg splendor to Art Nouveau—Vienna looks to the future, remaking itself as the center of a dynamic and expanding Europe. It's still the city of Freud and Wittgenstein, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, the Boys’ Choir, and the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School. But now, as Vienna’s 21st-century renaissance takes hold, its contemporary scene is as much of a draw as its favorite son, Wolfgang Amadeus. Read the article

Destinations: Vienna

Inspired by: Reinventing Vienna — by Michael Gross, Published Apr. 2008

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Hotels (5)

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    Levante Parliament

    Another new hotel, the Levante Parliament, incorporates a gallery exhibiting glasswork by Romanian artist Ioan Nemto. More
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    Altstadt Vienna

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    Do & Co Hotel

    The hotel occupies the top four floors of Haas Haus, a cylindrical, concrete-and-mirrored-glass postmodern landmark dropped into the heart of the c... More
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    Palais Coburg

    Each suite is named after a member of the Saxe-Coburg family, and is completely up-to-date. To the side of the spare, modern lobby, a staircase lea... More
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    Hotel Sacher Wien

    Popular for its old-world opulence and proximity to the city center. 1876 property opposite the opera house; with a Pierre-Yves Rochon redesigned r

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    Indochine 21

    Dinner for two $180. More
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    Fabio’s

    Dinner for two $180. More
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    Do & Co Albertina

    This Stephansplatz eatery offers sushi alongside killer views of St. Stephen's cathedral. More
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    Österreicher Im Mak

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    Meinl's Restaurant

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    Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary

    Francesca von Habsburg’s exhibition space. More
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    Schönbrunn Palace

    The Hapsburgs’ former summer residence. More
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    Natural History Museum

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    MuseumsQuartier

    The complex includes the Architekturzentrum Wien; the Leopold Museum; the Museum Moderner Kunst; the Kunsthalle Wien; and more. More
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    Museum of Fine Arts Vienna

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    Liechtenstein Museum

    Full of Raphaels, Van Dycks, and Brueghels. More
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    Imperial Furniture Collection

    Many possessions of the Hapsburgs, as well as period rooms from two centuries of Austrian design.

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    Belvedere Museum

    Numerous works by Klimt (including his masterpiece, The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka.

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    Albertina

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    Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

    Includes Hieronymus Bosch’s Last Judgment Triptych. More
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    Vienna

    Vienna is a magical European wonderland, with its amorous frenzy of architecture and coffeehouses serving up Kaffe mit schlag and cherry strudel.

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