Photo Gallery of Vienna - the streets of Vienna and the palace of the Austrian capital

Photos of the City of Vienna, capital of Austria

Photos of Vienna in Austria. City World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Vienna has 1.7 million inhabitants. A beautiful European capital of romantic style. Everything is great and immese in Vienna: the monuments and avenues. As you walk in Vienna, you have to leave the impression in the great European history. The Schonbrunn Palace is one of the great relics of the Austrian history, but this is not the only sign. The theater, opera, the Austrian Parliament, City Hall, also trace the glorious past of Vienna. Finally, I invite you to discover the churches of Vienna where the magnificent cathedral, St. Etienne (Stephansdom in German). Good trip to Vienna in Austria.

The city is located in the east of the country and crossed by the Danube (Donau). Capital of the Duchy and then Archduke of Austria, it was in fact that of the Germanic world during the reign of the house of Habsburg (became in 1745 the house of Habsburg-Lorraine) on the Holy Roman Empire (1273-1291, 1298- 1308, 1438-1806) then presided over the Germanic Confederation (1815-1866). It was at the same time that of the empire of Austria (1804-1867) then of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918). It was the starting point of the banking crisis of May 1873. For several years, it is in the first places of many international rankings rewarding the quality of life of metropolises. For example, the city is at the top of the Mercer Index ranking of the cost of living and quality of life of 221 cities worldwide. With a population of approximately 1.9 million, Vienna is Austria's leading cultural, political and economic center. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, it is the largest German-speaking city in the world. It is now second behind Berlin. © Pictures of Emmanuel Buchot