The assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne at Sarajevo brought the long-standing political tensions to the...

World War I, 1914–1918

28. Jul 1914–12. Nov 1918
From the age of four, Mozart toured Europe with his sister Maria Anna as a child prodigy, at the instigation of his...
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart

* 27. Jan 1756, † 05. Dec 1791

Wiener Neustadt was founded by the Babenbergs after they had acquired Styria in 1192, and was intended to...

Wiener Neustadt

1452–1493

The architects Ferdinand Fellner (1847–1916) and Hermann Helmer (1849–1919) had built almost 50 theatres across the...

Vienna – The Volkstheater

14. Sep 1889

Over the centuries, several different buildings and rooms in the Vienna Hofburg served as ballrooms and venues for...

Vienna – The Court Opera

25. May 1869

Forming part of the Ringstrasse ensemble, these two museums were built to house the imperial dynastic collections....

Vienna – The Court Museums

1857–1913

The Kapuzinergruft (Capuchin Crypt), part of the Capuchin Friary on Neuer Markt in Vienna’s historic centre, is the...

Vienna – The Capuchin Crypt

1648–1918

Opened in 1748, the ‘Royal Theatre beside the Palace’ performed a repertoire of Italian operas, French dramas,...

Vienna – The Burgtheater

14. Oct 1888

Lying in the west of the city in the suburb of Hietzing, Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens are one of the most...

Vienna – Schönbrunn Palace

1648–1918

The Karlskirche (Church of St Charles Borromeo) in Vienna is a major work of the European Baroque, whose symbolic...

Vienna – Karlskirche

1648–1740

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