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sewing machine y Kirche am
(Madersperger, 1830), Steinhof
the oldest typewriter
(Mitterhofer, 1860), Baumgartner Höhe 1. Tel 91 060-11007.
the ship’s propeller, Open 4–5pm Sat, noon–4pm Sun.
designed by Ressel in @ 47A, 48A. & (free on Sat). 8 3pm
Sat, 4pm Sun & by appointment.
1875, and the first
petrol-driven car built
in the same year by At the edge of the Vienna Woods
Siegfried Marcus. rises the conspicuous copper
A major section dome of the astonishing Church
Brahms’ Room in the Haydnhaus features displays on at Steinhof. Built in 1902–7 by
computer technology Otto Wagner, the church is
e Haydnhaus and oil and gas refining, as well considered to be one of the most
Haydngasse 19. Tel 59 61 307. as a recon struc ted coal mine. important works of the Secession.
% Zieglergasse. @ 57A. Open 10am– The Railway Museum, which is It is an integral part of the large
1pm, 2–6pm Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, an integral part of the museum, mental hospital complex, also
1 May, 25 Dec. & houses a large collection of designed by Wagner, who laid
imperial railway carriages and out the church to facilitate access
Haydn built this house in what engines. Its prize exhibit is the for disabled churchgoers.
was then a new suburb with carriage used by Franz Joseph I’s The church, dedicated to
money that he had earned on wife, the Empress Elisabeth. St Leonard, is clad in marble
his successful trips to London The Post Office Museum displays with copper nailhead ornament,
between 1791 and 1795. the world’s first postcard – an and has spindly screw-shaped
He lived in the house from Austrian invention. pillars topped by wreaths
1797 until his death in 1809, A huge lighthouse at the supporting the porch, and four
and composed many major entrance recalls the Habsburg stone columns. The light and airy
works here, including The Empire’s once formidable extent, interior is a single space with
Seasons and The Creation. from the Tatra Mountains to shallow side chapels. Its main
The museum was extensively the Atlantic Ocean. decoration consists of gold and
renovated and reopened in 2009 white friezes as well as gilt
to commemorate the 200-year nailhead and beautiful blue
anniversary of Haydn’s death. t Schönbrunn stained-glass windows by
The exhibits include portraits, See pp114–15. Koloman Moser. The altar mosaics
docu ments and original scores are by Rudolf Jettmar.
as well as Haydn’s clavichord,
which was bought by Johannes
Brahms. The museum’s garden,
in the middle of Mariahilfer
Strasse, is open to the public.

r Museum of
Technology
Mariahilfer Strasse 212. Tel 89 998-0.
% Schönbrunn, Johnstrasse. v 10,
52, 58. @ 10A, 57A. Open 9am–
6pm Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Sat, Sun
and hols. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 1 Nov,
25 & 31 Dec. ∑ tmw.at
Originally founded by Franz
Joseph I in 1908, Vienna’s
Museum of Technology was
completely renovated during
the late 1990s, and now
covers a massive area.
The museum documents
technical progress over the
past centuries, from domestic
appliances to heavy industry,
with a particular emphasis on
Austrian engineers and scientists.
Exhibits include the world’s first The Secession-style interior of the Kirche am Steinhof
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p294 and pp314–16

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