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liches Museum
Ghegastrasse Arsenal, Objekt 18.
Tel 79 56 10. % Südtiroler Platz,
Schlachthausgasse. < Quartier
Belvedere. v 18, O & D. @ 13A, 69A.
Open 9am–5pm daily. Guided tours
(in English), call 0664 622 2248.
Closed 1 Jan, Easter Sunday, 1 May, All
Saints, 25 & 31 Dec. & ∑ hgm.or.at
The impressive Museum of
Army History is housed in the
military complex known as the
Arsenal, built as a fortress in
1856. The museum’s collection is
based around the theme: “wars Decorative tiling from the 1920s in Amalienbad
belong in museums”. Many of the
exhibitons have been designed 1914, when Archduke Franz providing essential public
for children. Ferdinand and his wife Sophie facilities for the local working
Exhibits relate to the Turkish von Hohenberg were assassin­ population, and doing so with
Siege of Vienna in 1683, the ated by a Serbian nationalist, style and panache. Named after
French Revolution and the provoking a crisis that led to the one of the councillors, Amalie
Napoleonic wars. There are outbreak of World War I. Pölzer, the baths were designed
docu ments relating to the battles by Otto Nadel and Karl
fought by the Habsburgs, a Schmalhofer, employees of the
collection of arms, banners, q Amalienbad city’s architec tural department.
uniforms and military vehicles. Reumannplatz 23. Tel 60 74 747. The magnificent main pool,
Among the most fascinating % Reumannplatz. v 6, 67. @ 7A, overlooked by galleries, is covered
exhibits are memorabilia relating 65A, 66A, 67A, 68A, 68B, 70A. by a glass roof that can be
to Prince Eugene of Savoy, Open 9am–6pm Tue, 9am–9:30pm opened in minutes. There are
as well as a collection of model Wed, Fri, 7am–9:30pm Thu, 7am–8pm saunas, baths and thera peutic
ships that illustrates the past Sat, 7am–6pm Sun. pools. When first opened, the
glories of imperial power at sea – baths were one of the largest of
since it is landlocked, it is easy Public baths may not seem like their kind in Europe. The interior is
to forget that Austria was once an obvious tourist attrac tion, enlivened by fabulous Secession
a formidable naval power. but the Jugendstil Amalienbad tile decorations. The baths were
A separate section is devoted to (1923–6) is a fine example of a damaged in World War II but have
the events in Sarajevo on 28 June far­sighted munici pal authority been impeccably restored.

Corner of block
with first-floor Roof gardens planted with
café and staircase Uneven hundreds of trees and shrubs
topped by an ceramic line
onion dome

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