Vienna is the capital city of Austria. It is one among nine cities that are found in this European country. The city has a population of 1.7 million. About 2.3 others live in city’s metropolitan areas. The city was designated as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2001.
Many people create mental images of ladies in white fur coats with the mention of Vienna. This perception is due to the conservative nature of people in this city. Vienna has even more amazing attractions that reveal the greatness that defines its rich cultural and magnificent heritage. Hansburg palaces and magnificently dressed people are a part of this city. The city has a tendency to feed that imperial nostalgia with which it is viewed by many foreigners. Yet it is a very welcoming city. Aristocratic buildings, most of them built during the 19th century, all tell a welcoming story of how goods things can get here during summer.
The city is also known for its early scholars such as Freud, Schiele, Mahler and Klimt. The city’s famous coffeehouses are often with these early scholars. Many people consider the time when all these intellectuals lived as a “Golden Era”. The Austrian empire came to an end in 1918 and was replaced with the modern state as we know it, today.
The scars of the city’s troubled past are everywhere in this city, including the suburbs where anti-aircraft towers were built in an attempt to prevent Hitler’s Air Force from invading the city. Austria has been trying hard to live up to the greatness it once wielded in the past, often with success in some areas and failure in others. For instance, the city has maintained its status as a World Heritage Site but has failed to shrug off the xenophobia monster.
The most amazing thing about this city is that despite the problems that dog it, the city remains an attractive hot spot for visitors. Many orchestras that perform in this city attract thousands of international and local visitors. After all, Mozart, the greatest opera composer, was born and lived in this city, then an empire on its own.
Although this is an ageing city, night life is always lively, and the city has made a name for itself in terms of “cosiness”. Many people who come into this city for the first time mostly visit the central district to begin with.