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Water pours in cascading jets from a dark stone fountain, and through the gap of the splash the formal gardens and distant palace facade appear under a clear sky.

Vienna

2025 · Austria

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A horse-drawn fiaker carriage passes Vienna's grand neoclassical palace facade on a sunny day.Close-up of a carved stone lion head wearing a crown, set against a bright blue sky in Vienna.An equestrian monument stands in a Vienna palace courtyard surrounded by historic facades and a crane.A horse-drawn carriage waits on a busy Vienna street lined with elegant buildings and a church.An ornate gilded monument column rises above a busy Vienna shopping street crowded with pedestrians.An ornamental gilded column towers over a crowded Vienna shopping street framed by historic facades.People lounge on the graffiti-covered stone embankment of a Vienna river beneath green trees.A green bridge crosses a Vienna canal with graffiti-covered walls, set against a modern glass tower at sunset.Two people lounge in chairs by a Vienna canal, with a green bridge and sunset sky beyond.A green iron arch bridge and a lattice bridge cross a Vienna canal between stone embankments.A low-water Vienna canal runs between stone embankments with graffiti and lush green banks to a distant bridge.An ornamental stone bridge with arched pavilions spans a Vienna waterway beneath a large hotel block.A crispy golden fried schnitzel is cut with a fork and knife, served with potato salad and small pots of dark jam on a wooden cafe table in Vienna.The long yellow baroque facade of Schönbrunn Palace rises across its formal gardens, bordered by trimmed hedges, flower beds and white statues under a blue sky.Water pours in cascading jets from a dark stone fountain, and through the gap of the splash the formal gardens and distant palace facade appear under a clear sky.The Gloriette, a grand colonnaded building, crowns a green hill above a still pond and gravel paths dotted with visitors in warm daylight.A large glass conservatory rises behind a landscaped garden with a winding gravel path, rocks and tall conifer trees beneath a blue sky.The Palm House shown close up, its pale green iron arches and tall glass panes curving gracefully toward the sky in bright daylight.A white label reads Colocasia esculenta beside leafy green plants, set against the grid slats of a greenhouse walkway.Two domed glass conservatories rise beyond a formal garden with a stone fountain, clipped topiary hedges and patterned flower beds.A green canal runs between graffiti-covered stone walls, a red-and-white boat moored at a pier, with a bridge and city buildings beyond.A broad calm river stretches into the distance past moored riverboats, building cranes and low green hills under a hazy, soft-lit sky.Vienna's large Ferris wheel rises above a busy funfair, with a fenced-off festival area, a stage and a big crowd of visitors beneath.An open ice cream menu showing photos of decorated sundaes and a price in euros rests on a cafe table, held by someone seated in a chair.

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2025 Vienna

General Vienna (Wien) is the capital of the Republic of Austria and, uniquely among the capitals of Europe, itself one of the nine Austrian federal states, a city and a province in one. It lies in the north-east of the country on the Danube, at the western margin of the Vienna Ba …