Vienna’s history dates back to the first post-Christian century when the Romans established the military camp Vindobona.
Today’s cityscape is characterised by the abundance of baroque buildings created mostly under the rule of Empress Maria Theresia and Emperor Franz Joseph who was largely responsible for the monumental architecture round the Ringstrasse.
The Ringstrasse is Vienna′s 19th century representative of a boulevard. The "Ring Road" was built after the demolition of the old city walls in the 1860's.Read more