
From the Cathedral to the Imperial Palace
The O5 mark and the roof of April 1945 bring resistance and war into the walk through Vienna's major sights.
Where was power decided in Vienna, from 1463 to 1955?
4 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
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Power, revolutions and the twentieth century offer a Vienna that changed far more than its appearance. These routes locate political episodes in particular streets and places, with attention to their human consequences. They connect major transformations with the spaces where people experienced them and with the ways the city remembers them.
In “Cathedral to the Imperial Palace”: The O5 mark and the roof of April 1945 bring resistance and war into the walk through Vienna's major sights.
In “The Prater”: Harry Lime and the giant wheel offer a way into the Prater's cinematic image and its relationship with the Cold War.
In “The Ring: Empire, Republic and Power”: Between Heldenplatz and Parliament, Austria argued over who should govern it.
Choose from 4 independent walks in Vienna. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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The O5 mark and the roof of April 1945 bring resistance and war into the walk through Vienna's major sights.

Vienna's old squares witnessed conspiracies, refuge and shifts in power.

Harry Lime and the giant wheel offer a way into the Prater's cinematic image and its relationship with the Cold War.

Between Heldenplatz and Parliament, Austria argued over who should govern it.
The big squares can make you feel you ought to hurry. Vienna rewards looking at façades and allowing a proper pause; combine its compact old centre with transport when changing areas.
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