Do you know where is Austria?Austria is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north,
Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The territory of Austria covers 83,855 square kilometers (32,377 sq mi) and has a temperate and alpine climate. Austria is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people. Currency of Austria is euro. The most religion is Roman Catholics. Austrian Parliament is in Vienna or Wina.Why did I want to discuss about Austria now?
I read a novel from GagasMedia. Yeah, I have write the review in here. The novel is 'Till We Meet Again' that written by Yoana Dianika. The background in this novel is Austria, rather Wina or Vienna - the capital of Austria. The writer can illustrates Wina very well. It makes me amazed with this town and want to discuss it.
So, why did Wina can make you amazed?
In the novel, the writer told me that Wina is the unique town with the unique art and architecture. So many theatres, museums, statues, and beautiful buildings in Wina. Ah ya, before I tell you about the beautiful side of Wina, I wan to tell you something first. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million. (2.4 million within the metropolitan area, more than 25% of Austria's population), and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th largest city by population in the Europan Union. Vienna lies in the east of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungaary. These regions work together in a European Centrope border region.
Vienna is located in northeastern Austria, at the easternmost extension of the Alps in the Vienna Basins. The earliest settlement, at the location of today's inner city, was south of the meandering Danube while the city now spans both sides of the river. Elevation ranges from 151 to 524 m (495 to 1,719 ft).
Vienna lies within a transition of oceanic climate and humid continental climate according to the Koppen classification. The city has warm summers with average high temperatures of 22 to 26 °C (72 to 79 °F), with maxima exceeding 30 °C (86 °F) and lows of around 15 °C (59 °F). Winters are relatively cold with average temperatures at about freezing point, and snowfall occurring mainly from December through March. Spring and autumn are cool to mild. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, averaging 620 mm (24.4 inches) annually.
It's monument of Johann Strauss II in Stadtpark. Stadtpark is one of the beautiful park in Vienna. The Burggarten, the Volksgarten (part of the Hofburg), the Schloßpark at Schloss Belvedere (home to the Vienna Botanic Garden), the Donaupark, the Schönbrunner Schlosspark, the Prater, the Augarten, the Rathauspark, the Lainzer Tiengarten, the Dehnepark, the Resselpark, the Votivpark, the Kurpark Oberlaa, the Auer-Welsbach-Park and the Türkenschanzpark are the parks in Vienna. But Stadtpark is the most visited because the Johann Strauss II's monument. Ah ya, Johann Strauss II is an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely then responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna ( Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire. Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria. But, in Vienna there are another good university. University of Vienna is one of them. Many professor has been graduated from here. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna is good university too. Many musicians and artists graduated from here. I think Wina is the right place for you who want to be an artist or musician
The Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) of Vienna, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan Horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School in the Hofburg. Not only is it a center for classical dressage, the headquarters is a tourist attraction in Vienna that offers public performances as well as permitting public viewing of some training sessions. The presentation builds on four centuries of experience and tradition in classical dressage. The leading horses and riders of the school also periodically tour and perform worldwide. The Spanish Riding School have unique and classic methods for their students.
The Wiener Riesenrad (Viennese giant wheel), or Riesenrad is a Ferris Wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. It is now one of Vienna's most popular tourist attraction, and symbolises the district as well as the city for many people.
The Riesenrad was one of the earliest Ferris wheels, erected in 1897 to celebrate Emperor Franz Josef's golden Jubilee. At this time it was the largest in the world with an overall height of 64.75 meters(212.4 ft).
The wheel originally had 30 gondolas, but was severely damaged in World War II. When it was rebuilt, only 15 gondolas were replaced. The spokes are steel cables, in tension, and the wheel is driven by a circumferential cable which leaves the wheel and passes through the drive mechanism under the base. Its big, right?
The Museumquartier (museum quarter), the former Imperial Stalls which were converted into a museum complex in the 1990s. It houses the Museum of Modern Art, commonly known as the MUMOK (Ludwig Foundation), the Leopold Museum , the AzW (museum of architecture), additional halls with feature exhibitions, and the Tanzquartier. The Liechtenstein Palace contains one of the world's largest private art collections of the baroque. Castle Belvedere, built under Prinz Eugen, has a gallery containing paintings by Gustav Klimt (The Kiss), Egon Schiele, and other painters of the early 20th century, also sculptures by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, and changing exhibitions too.
The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper). In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian Republic, it was renamed the Vienna State Opera. The members of the Vienna Philarmonic are recruited from its orchestra.
Vienna has an extensive transportation network. Public transport is provided by buses, trams and 5 underground metro lines (U-Bahn). Trains are operated by the OBB. Vienna has multiple road connections including motorways.
Vienna is served by Vienna International Airport, located 18 km (11.18 mi) southeast of the city centre next to the town of Schwechat.
Sachertorte invented by Franz Sacher in 1832 for Klemens Wenzel von Metternich in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. The Original Sachertorte is only made in Vienna and Salzburg, and is shipped from both locations. The only place where the Original Sacher Torte is available outside of Austria is in the Sacher shop of Bolzano/Bozen, Italy. It's look delicious and yummy! I want it I want it!
The Ernst Happel Stadium (Praterstadion until 1992, sometimes also called Wiener Stadion) in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna, is the largest stadium in Austria. It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad to the design of German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer. The stadium was renamed in honour of Ernst Happel following his death in 1992. The stadium was host to seven games in UEFA Euro 2008, including the final which saw Spain triumph over the Germany. It also served as a Holocaust prison during World War II.
Schonburnn in Vienna
Vienna in the night
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