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. Hall of the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Commanders
In the entrance hall, Practical Information
56 life-size marble Arsenal, Ghegastrasse Objekt 18,
statues of supreme A-1030. Tel 795610. Open 9am–
commanders of the 5pm daily. Closed 1 Jan, Easter
army decorate the piers Sun, 1 May, 1 Nov, 25 & 31 Dec.
leading to the staircase. 7 8 e - = ∑ hgm.at
Transport
@ 13A to Hauptbahnhof, 69A.
< Hauptbahnhof. v 18, O, D.
First floor

. Turkish Standard
The central part of this
banner contains the
Islamic creed from
the Koran: “There is no
god but God, and
Mohammed is his
prophet.” It was
captured from the
Turks before the siege
of 1683 (see p28).

10-Pounder
Mortar
This cannon is
engraved with
the two-headed
Habsburg eagle
and the monogram
of Karl VI.

Key
Tank park
16th–19th centuries
19th and 20th centuries
Non-exhibition space

Memorabilia
of Franz
Ferdinand,
including
his uniform,
portrait and the
car in which he . To the Unknown Soldier (1916)
was assassinated, The Tyrolean artist Albin Egger Lienz created a potent
is exhibited here. symbol of modern mass warfare in this painting.

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