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Bergisel
Rising above Innsbruck like a celestial staircase, this glass-and-steel ski jump was designed by much-lauded Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. Its 455 steps or a two-minute funicular ride to the 50m-high viewing platform , with a breathtaking panorama of the Nordkette range, Inntal and I
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Stift Millstatt
Apart from Lake Millstatt itself, the towns main attraction is its Romanesque Benedictine abbey, founded in 1070. This pretty complex consists of a moderately interesting Stiftsmuseum , the attractive 11th-century abbey church , a graveyard , and abbey buildings south of the church
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Storno House
Storno House, built in 1417, has an illustrious history, not least because King Matthias stayed here in 1482–3, and Franz Liszt played a number of concerts here in the mid-19th century. Later it was taken over by the Swiss-Italian family of Ferenc Storno, chimney sweep turned art r
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Naturhistorisches Museum
This is the scientific counterpart to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Minerals, meteorites and animal remains are displayed in jars, while zoology and anthropology are covered in detail. There’s also a children’s corner. The 25,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf statuette is on display
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Generali Foundation
The Generali Foundation is a fine gallery that picks and chooses exhibition pieces from its vast collection – numbering around 1400 – to create new themes. The majority of its ensemble covers conceptual and performance art from the mid-to-late 20th century. The entrance to the exhi
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Stille Nacht Museum
Hallein’s festive claim to fame is as the one-time home of Franz Xaver Gruber (1787–1863) who, together with Joseph Mohr, composed the carol Stille Nacht (Silent Night). Mohr penned the poem in 1816 and Gruber, a schoolteacher at the time, came up with the melody on his guitar. The
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Pilgrimage Church
The church, sometimes known as the Wallfahrtskirche, was built in the early 15th century from volcanic stone, some of it filched from a nearby Roman ruin. Originally Gothic, it later received Romanesque and baroque modifications. The exterior south wall is embedded with relief pane
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Papyrusmuseum
Part of the Nationalbibliothek museum ensemble, the Papyrus Museum displays an interesting collection of 200 fragments of ancient writing on papyrus. Papyrus was used for writing in ancient Egypt and the museum focuses on this, and cultures that influenced ancient Egypt; it also ha
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Österreichisches Jüdisches Museum
Situated in the former Judengasse (the street where Eisenstadt’s Jewish population mostly lived in the Middle Ages), this museum has a permanent exhibition illustrating the rituals and lifestyle of Eisenstadt’s Jews. Descriptions are in German and Hebrew. Part of the museum is the
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Koloman
The town square, with a food and flower market on Wednesday and Saturday, is graced by the Rathaus , with an attractive arcaded courtyard, whereas Kornmesserhaus (1499) brings together Gothic and some Renaissance features and was based on the design of a Venetian palace. Other hist
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Fälschermuseum
Wow, a museum with Schiele, Raphael, Rembrandt and Marc Chagall paintings that nobody knows about? Well, thats because they are all fakes, though spotting the difference is a near impossibility for the untrained eye. The tiny, privately run Fälschermuseum opens a fascinating window
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Castle Museum
The Castle Museum on the 1st floor has exhibits on the history of Kőszeg from the 14th century (with the events of 1532 taking up most of the space) and on local wine production. Among the latter is the curious Szőlő jővésnek könyve (Arrival of the Grape Book), a kind of gardeners
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Jurisics tér
The former market square, where miscreants were put in stocks during medieval times, is one of Hungary’s prettiest. The facade of the red-and-yellow Town Hall , a mixture of Gothic, Renaissance, baroque and neoclassical styles, features three coats of arms: those of Hungary, Kőszeg
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Augustinerkirche
The real highlight of the 14th-century Gothic Augustinerkirche (Augustinian Church) is not its pale, vaulted interior but a crypt containing urns with the hearts of 54 Habsburg rulers. The church hosts regular evening classical music concerts, and the 11am Mass on Sunday is celebra
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Uhren Museum
The municipal Uhren Museum loudly ticks away time from its location behind the Kirche Am Hof. Opened in 1921 in the Hafenhaus, one of Vienna’s oldest buildings, its three floors are weighed down with an astounding 21,200 clocks and watches, ranging from the 15th century to a 1992 c
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Harrer Chocolate Factory
Sopron’s answer to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, the Austrian confectioner dynasty Harrer aims to initiate you into the mysteries of pralines, truffles, flavoured chocolate and so much more. Visits to the factory (book in advance) involve a video on the production of chocolate,
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Staatsopernmuseum
This shrine to Viennese high culture covers the last 50 years of the Staatsoper. It relies mostly on photographs to take you through highlights like Karajan’s eight-year reign as director. Opera lovers will enjoy being surrounded by the portraits of operatic greats; others with a p
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Neukloster
Architecturally, this 14th-century church is fairly straight up and down Gothic, with a vaulted ceiling and high windows, but the interior was later refurbished with baroque decorative elements, such as the altar. The clash of styles leaves a little to be desired, and the most attr
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Maria am Gestade
Originally a wooden church built by Danube boatsmen around 880, Maria am Gestade (Maria on the Riverbank) is today a shapely Gothic beauty of stone assembled from the 14th century. Because of the steep ground, the nave was built narrower than the choir (and with a slight bend). In
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Justizpalast
Completed in 1881, the Justizpalast is home to the supreme court. It’s an impressive neo-Renaissance building that – as long as you’re not being dragged in wearing handcuffs – is also interesting inside. The 23m-high central hall is a majestic ensemble of staircase, arcades, glass
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