Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
According to preliminary data for the first half of 2010, Vienna is already past the bottom of the crisis and visitor numbers are rising again. In 2013, Vienna was ranked the world’s most livable city for the fifth consecutive year, playing host to 5.8 million tourists, a growth of over four percent as compared to 2012. [2]
In 1257, the street was first mentioned in an official document as Strata Carinthianorum and connected the city center with the city wall's Carinthian Gate, which stood near today's Vienna State Opera. Its extension was an important connection to port cities such as Venice and Trieste, and the street itself was an important commercial location. [2]
Bruno Kreisky, the federal chancellor at the time, suggested in a letter dated 30 November 1977 to Leopold Gratz, the mayor of Vienna, that Hundertwasser be given the opportunity to realize his ideas in the field of architecture by allowing him to build a housing project, [3] whereupon Leopold Gratz, in a letter of 15 December 1977, invited ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vienna: Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents [1] within an area of 414.65 km 2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world.
Vienna has an extensive train and bus network. The convenience and flexibility of the public transport system is reflected by its popularity; 53% of Viennese workers travel to their workplace by public transport. [1] The overall modal split was 39% public transport and 27% private transport in 2016, compared to 29% and 40% respectively in 1993. [2]
The Pasqualati House in central Vienna, seen from the southeast. The Pasqualati House, notable for being a residence of Ludwig van Beethoven, [1] [2] is located in the 1st district of Vienna's Inner City, on the corner of Mölker Bastei [] 8 and Schreyvogelgasse [] 16, in an exposed position on the ramp of the former town fortifications.
In 2011, Vienna decided to honour Austrian Wehrmacht deserters. [1] [2] On 24 October 2014, a Memorial for the Victims of Nazi Military Justice was inaugurated on the Ballhausplatz by Austria's President Heinz Fischer. The monument was created by German artist Olaf Nicolai and is located opposite the President's office and the Austrian Chancellery.
Lt. Walter Bassett Bassett (1864-1907), RN, builder of the Wiener Riesenrad Share of the Wiener Riesen Rad Ltd., issued 21. March 1898. The Wiener Riesenrad was designed by the British engineers Harry Hitchins and Hubert Cecil Booth and constructed in 1897 by the English engineer Lieutenant Walter Bassett Bassett (1864-1907), Royal Navy, son of Charles Bassett (1834-1908), MP, of Watermouth ...