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The Vienna School of Art History: Empire and the Politics of Scholarship, 1847-1918 (Penn State Press, 2013). Regal, Wolfgang and Michael Nanut. Vienna A Doctor’s Guide: 15 walking tours through Vienna’s medical history (2007) Rozenblit, Marsha. The Jews of Vienna, 1867-1914: Assimilation and Identity (State University of New York Press, 1984).
The grounds of the imperial Schönbrunn Palace contain an 18th-century park which includes the Schönbrunn Zoo, which was founded in 1752, making it the world's oldest zoo still in operation. [123] The zoo is one of the few to house giant pandas. [124] The park also features the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn, a large greenhouse with around 4,500 plant ...
740 - Church of St Ruprecht, the oldest church in Vienna, first built. [2] 881 – The Bavarians had their first clash at Wenia with the Hungarians (first mention of Vienna). 1030 – The Hungarians besiege Vienna. 1155 Henry II, Duke of Austria appoints Vienna as capital city [clarification needed]. [3] Schottenstift founded.
Schönbrunn Zoo (German: Tiergarten Schönbrunn; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, [1] it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens. [2]
Vienna History Wiki (German: Wien Geschichte Wiki) is a freely accessible online collection of reference works in German about the history of Vienna.The main content of the wiki are persons, buildings, topographical objects (streets, parks, waters, districts...), organisations, events and other items (such as special German expressions used in Vienna).
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Vienna: Vienna – capital of Austria and one of its nine states. It is the country's largest city, with over 1.8 million residents [1] within an area of 414.65 km 2 (160.10 sq mi). Vienna has a rich heritage and is considered one of the most livable cities in the world.
Anton Walter. Oil painting by Friedrich Gauermann, 1825 (Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum) Gabriel Anton Walter (5 February 1752 – 11 April 1826) was a builder of pianos. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes him as "the most famous Viennese piano maker of his time". [1]
Bartholomew's in London was rebuilt in 1730, and the London Hospital opened in 1752. These hospitals represented a turning point in the function of the institution; they began to evolve from being basic places of care for the sick to becoming centres of medical innovation and discovery and the principal place for the education and training of ...