Plans for the ‘Imperial Forum’ were drawn up when the city walls were levelled. Gottfried Semper’s designs...

The Imperial Forum

1857–1913

13 May 1888 saw the unveiling of a large monument situated between the two Court Museums as part of the Ringstrasse...

The Maria Theresa Monument

1874–13. May 1888

The premiere of the Marriage of Figaro on 1 May 1786 at the Court Theatre in Vienna was not a success – there...

On 13 October 1762 the ten-year-old Maria Anna and the six-year-old Wolfgang Mozart performed on the violin and...

These wars are sometimes known as the Coalition Wars because of the changing sets of allies: Russia, Holland, Spain...

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