Vienna is an Austrian city, the capital with magnificent palaces, majestic cathedrals, huge squares, countless monuments, gorgeous parks and wide avenues.
Vienna can rightfully be considered the capital of classical music, because it was here that famous composers of all times were born. The Vienna State Opera, which opened in 1869, is one of the five best opera houses in the world, and the Hundertwasser House, named after its architect, is an interesting and popular tourist destination in Vienna. Built by order of the city authorities, this building proved the possibility of combining style and reality. The disorderly arrangement of windows in this building cannot be overlooked. Hundertwasser argued that the main thing in the house is the windows, not the walls, and if they are all the same, the house resembles a concentration camp. In the very center of Vienna, in the Duke Albrecht's castle, there is a unique Albertin Museum. It houses the world's largest collections of graphics from late Gothic to modern times (about 65,000 drawings). The historical center of the capital is the Hofburg, which served as the imperial residence until 1918. Built as a medieval castle, over the course of several centuries it has appeared as a huge palace ensemble, combining several palaces, a treasury with the crowns of the Emperors, a number of museums, a chapel and an arena where the horses of the Spanish Riding School are prancing daily. located in Vienna. It is named after the "Swiss Guard" who personally guard the Empress Maria Teresa. This part of the Hofburg was built in 1553, in the style of the Italian Renaissance. Since the Middle Ages, objects have been stored here that make even notorious skeptics believe in a fairy tale: a magic spear, a magic bag, a thousand-year crown, as well as the relics of various saints. These and other relics can be admired in the Hofburg Treasury, located on the right side of the Swiss Court, above the treasury is the famous Burgkapelle mentioned above, where the Viennese Boys' Choir, founded in 1498 for the entertainment of the imperial family, performs on a permanent basis. In modern Vienna, the performances of this song collective are available to the masses, and almost all tourists attend the concerts of this Choir. There are so many attractions in Vienna that it is impossible to describe all of them in one article. Beautiful parks, theaters and cinemas, numerous architectural monuments, museums and exhibitions - any tourist will find something here that he will like.
