One of the great historic cities of the world, Vienna is the capital of Austria. The cultural significance of the city lies in the fact that the Germanic, Slav, Italian, and Hungarian peoples and cultures have become part of its existence. The city is designed in such a way that 23 districts grouped roughly in two semicircles are arranged around the Innere Stadt, or the Inner City.
Vienna, today, is the centre of European culture. More than a hundred art and cultural museums across the city house the city’s past glories. More than eight million tourists arrive in the city every year to visit its monuments. Have you heard of the world-renowned musicians, Ludwig van Beethoven and Mozart? They, along with a host of other musicians, scientists, philosophers and thinkers, hail from Vienna. Martin Buber, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Josef Lanner, Franz Schubert, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Johann Strauss also are from this illustrious city. The city has a long tradition of theatre, opera, classical music and fine arts. The imperial Hofburg palace and Schonbrunn, various museums, and monuments related to great artists of the city are places of tourist interest.
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