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Vienna Reimagined
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Vienna's Burggarten, which sits in front of the Hofburg Imperial Palace, features a monument to Mozart.
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Vienna's Christmas markets are world-famous, but there are other markets held throughout the year as well. This wine stall was part of an Easter market in front of the Park Hyatt.
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A stall in the Easter market on the Am Hof square included felt works by a Bulgarian artisan, including these handmade bunnies.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral, also known as Stephendsom, seems to glow at sunset.
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Stephensdom's nave and alter, which currently displays a piece of contemporary art.
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The Jewish Museum is a small but excellent institution, which looks at the plight of the Jewish people in Vienna pre- and post-World War II. A Sigmund Freud display, here, includes a silkscreen by Andy Warhol.
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The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna's premier fine arts museum, welcomes visitors.
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An exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum looks at how portrait busts adapted throughout centuries during ancient times.
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Gustav Klimt created the murals in the stairwell of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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The breadth and depth of the art collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum represents the Habsburg's power, wealth and cultural tastes.
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Adam and Eve, c. 1518 by Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Schönbrunn Palace by Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto.
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MUMOK, Vienna's museum of modern art, features a bold facade composed of lava stone.
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The family-owned and -run Mühlbacher has been hand-making hats for nearly 100 years.
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Die Sellerie celebrates the work—ranging from furniture and prints to gift wrap and dish towels—of graphic designers.
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Graffiti artist Thomas Baumgaertel spray-paints bananas at the entrance to certain worthy art galleries around Vienna. It is considered a badge of honor by many.
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The rosebushes in Volksgarten ("the people's park") are available for adoption. In winter, they remain protected with used coffee burlap sacks.
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Art dealer Lukas Feichtner in his gallery on Seilerstätte in the first district.
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Stained glass windows featuring the Orientalist style outside Galerie Krinzinger on Seilerstätte.
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Many of Vienna's traditional restaurants, like Miznon, here, are receiving makeovers—to their décor as well as menus—by young, hipster chefs.
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The Daniel Bakery, in the lobby of Hotel Daniel, makes for an excellent lunch or coffee stop when exploring the nearby Belvedere Palace or 21er Haus.
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A contemporary resin figure of Franz Joseph I, the Emperor of Austria, sits outside the Schönbrunn Palace, where an exhibition honoring his life is currently being held.
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On the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace, the Imperial Carriage Museum is worth a visit.
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Michelin-starred chef Konstantin Filippou recently opened a less formal bistro next door to his famous, eponymous restaurant. O Boufes features Mediterranean style food inspired by Filippou's Greek roots.
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Petra Hauser makes necklaces from vintage ribbons and sells them out of the boutique store Wubet in Leopoldstadt.