🎻 — Vienna (Wien), UNESCO highlights

🏛️ UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vienna

1. 🌆 Historic Centre of Vienna (1996)

Category: Cultural
Why it’s special:
Vienna’s city center showcases over 600 years of Habsburg imperial history — from medieval streets to grand Baroque palaces and 19th-century boulevards.

Highlights inside the UNESCO zone:
• Hofburg Palace Complex – former imperial residence of the Habsburgs
• St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) – Gothic masterpiece & city symbol
• State Opera House – one of the world’s top opera houses
• Kunsthistorisches & Naturhistorisches Museums – twin grand museums
• Ringstrasse Boulevard – elegant 19th-century architecture
• Karlskirche – stunning Baroque church
• Burggarten, Volksgarten & Heldenplatz – historic gardens & squares

📍 Covers much of the 1st District (Innere Stadt)

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2. 🌳 Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (1996)

Category: Cultural
Why it’s special:
Once the summer residence of the Habsburgs, Schönbrunn is one of Europe’s grandest Baroque palace complexes — a symbol of royal luxury and urban planning perfection.

Highlights:
• 1,441-room palace (interior tours available)
• The Gloriette hill viewpoint
• World’s oldest zoo – Tiergarten Schönbrunn (1752)
• Ornamental gardens, fountains & sculptures

📍 Located in western Vienna (Schönbrunn district)
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