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Viennoiseries au Café Demel
Scène de l’Opéra de Vienne
to delight young and old. And the park of the
castle invites strolling just like the Byzantine
Emperor used to do in the old times.
Vienna State Opera
Vienna state opera is one of the first lyric
houses in the world. Here, you can enjoy diversity at its highest level of quality.
Cherished by music lovers in Vienna, the opera proposes, during a season that lasts ten
consecutive months, some 300 performances
with a daily changing program! Such density
shows that the National Opera is Nr.1 in the
world. There is hardly any international star that
has not given a performance on its stage…
TIP: if you cannot get tickets, do not give up
all the same; you should not miss the unique
atmosphere of this National Opera outside the
rehearsal days. You can take a look behind the
scenes thanks to guided tours. (For information: tel.514 44 2606).
Belvedere
It was Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), a
brilliant general and a great lover of art, who ordered Johann Lucas Von Hildebrandt to build
the palace Belvedere- garden to be used as his
summer residence on the outskirts of the city.
This total work of art from the baroque period
consists of two castles (Upper belvedere and
Lower Belvedere) and now houses many testimonies of Austrian art from the Middle Ages to
the present day.
Upper Belvedere - the largest «Klimt»
collection in the world
The core of the Belvedere collections consists
of the paintings of Gustav Klimt, including his
paintings of the golden period, “The Kiss” and
“Judith”. There are also Schiele’s and Kokosckoka’s masterpieces in addition to other paintings featuring the French impressionism.
Von Erlach and his son J ohann Emanuel. An
independent wing of the Imperial Palace built in
the early part of the eighteenth Century; it was
the largest library in Europe from the Baroque
era.
More than 200 000 volumes are preserved in
this library, including 15 000 works that Prince
Eugene of Savoy Library contained and one of
the largest collections of the Martin Luther’s
Lower Belvedere Apartments and Staterooms of reformer writings.
Prince Eugene
Among the exhibits, there are two magnificent
The prosperity of the noble contracting mas- Venetian globes from the Baroque, one earthly
ter is reflected in the splendor of the setting, and another heavenly, measuring more than
whether in the Hall of the grotesque, the gallery one meter in diameter.
of marble or the gilded Chamber. The Lower
Belvedere and Orangery regularly host won- MAK- Museum of applied Arts
derful exhibitions.
In MAK, design is honored. From the Middle
Ceremonial stables - treasure of the middle ages Ages to the present day, the museum exhibits
In the premises that once served as home to furniture, glass and china, silverware and tisthe 12 most beautiful horses of the Prince, the sue. In addition, there are Werner Werkstattes’
entire collection of medieval art that the Belve- prestigious craft pieces, bentwood furniture
dere possesses is now on display.
designed by Thonet and Art Nouveau jewels
such as leaf-gilded cardboard that Klimt
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realized for the dining-room frieze of the Stoclet
Palace in Brussels.
Museum quarter : the “chic” place
Central Café
The Museum Quarter (MQ) is one of the ten The charm of the legendary literary café frelargest cultural groups in the world. Located in quented especially by Arthur Schnitzler, Peter
the former stables of the Imperial Court, at the Altenburg and Adolf Loos is irresistible. Let
edge of the old city, it covers over 60 000 m2, yourself be seduced by Viennese Cuisine, hopremises dedicated to the most diverse artistic memade pastries and piano music.
disciplines, as well as restaurants, cafés and
shops and it is presented as a postmodern Café and Restaurant in the Kunsthistoriches
mosaic of baroque buildings and contemporary architecture.
The Kunsthistorisches Museum epitomizes the
pleasure of art and coffee in the domed hall,
Austrian National library
where you will be attracted to the significant
works that date from different eras.
The old library of the Court is a masterpiece
of baroque architect Johann Bernhard Fischer