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Podtour of Vienna

Capital of the Habsburg empire

Vienna is several different cities. It was Roman Vindobona; in the Middle Ages, it was the centre of the Babenbergs' domains, where English King Richard the Lionheart was held for ransom; in the Renaissance and Baroque it was the capital of the Habsburg Empire. Then came the nineteenth century when the Austro-Hungarian Empire reached its greatest expanse - and the modernist reaction represented by the Secession with its Art Nouveau style.

Our audio tour of Vienna shows you all these cities - and more. We introduce you to Augustin, the drunken bagpiper; to Fischer von Erlach and Lukas von Hildebrandt, the great baroque architects; to Metastasio, the writer, and Mozart, who set one of his operas for the emperor's coronation.

Highlights of the Podtour:

Price: £5

 


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