"As we take in the magnificent baroque Karlskirche we'll tell you why it was built. Moving on to the neighbouring Secession building, you'll hear about the Jugenstil movement and why it shocked contemporary Vienna including the Emperor Franz Josef.
Travel with Vienna Imperial MP3 City Guide - Your Austrian Audio Tour Download.
We'll describe and explain the history of the city's grandest buildings:
The scandalous Secession
the new Albertina
Spanish Riding School
the story of the Hofburg
Beethoven's house
Burgtheater
Rathaus
the great museums.
As we take in the magnificent baroque Karlskirche we'll tell you why it was built. Moving on to the neighbouring Secession building, you'll hear about the Jugenstil movement and why it shocked contemporary Vienna including the Emperor Franz Josef.
We'll tell you about the history of this city which lies at the cross roads of Europe and recount the witty but tragic comment that Sigmund Freud made to the Nazis as they arrested him.
As we show you the city's great art galleries and churches, we'll point out the art school which rejected an applicant called Adolf Hitler and explain the meaning of 'Strum un Strang'. We'll help you get your bearings around the vast Hofburg Palace complex and tell you about the tragic Empress Sissy.
Most importantly, we'll point out the best of Vienna's coffee houses along the way - including Trotsky's favourite.
Simon Brooke is an award winning journalist and travel writer who has written for The Sunday Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and The Times amongst others. He is the author of two novels.
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Travel with Vienna Imperial MP3 City Guide - Your Austrian Audio Tour Download.
We'll describe and explain the history of the city's grandest buildings:
The scandalous Secession
the new Albertina
Spanish Riding School
the story of the Hofburg
Beethoven's house
Burgtheater
Rathaus
the great museums.
As we take in the magnificent baroque Karlskirche we'll tell you why it was built. Moving on to the neighbouring Secession building, you'll hear about the Jugenstil movement and why it shocked contemporary Vienna including the Emperor Franz Josef.
We'll tell you about the history of this city which lies at the cross roads of Europe and recount the witty but tragic comment that Sigmund Freud made to the Nazis as they arrested him.
As we show you the city's great art galleries and churches, we'll point out the art school which rejected an applicant called Adolf Hitler and explain the meaning of 'Strum un Strang'. We'll help you get your bearings around the vast Hofburg Palace complex and tell you about the tragic Empress Sissy.
Most importantly, we'll point out the best of Vienna's coffee houses along the way - including Trotsky's favourite.
Simon Brooke is an award winning journalist and travel writer who has written for The Sunday Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and The Times amongst others. He is the author of two novels.
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