In Vienna, the coffee house isn’t just a hangout: it’s an institution. Lingering over a newspaper with a pastry and a strong espresso drink is, according to UNESCO, officially a Viennese cultural pastime. Walk off your slice of Sachertorte with a self-guided tour of the city’s stunning traditional, Secessionist, and modern architecture, such as the Imperial Palace, the State Opera House, the Kirche am Steinhof, or the Kunsthistorisches Museum, an exercise in ornate geometry.
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Originally, the Imperial Furniture Museum was where the Habsburgs stored their furniture. Today with its 165,000 exhibits it is one of the world's largest furniture collections, presenting the culture of furniture from over three centuries. The display extends from the presentation of the Imperial furniture, through a variety of furnishing styles such as Biedermeier, Historicism and the Viennese Modern, to contemporary furniture design. Changing special exhibitions are devoted in particular to the architecture, design and furniture of the 20th century.
We visited on a Sunday as this was included in the Sisi ticket and also most shops were closed. Really glad we didn’t miss out on this fascinating collection of furniture! There were detailed explanations on important furniture pieces throughout the periods and also the different decorative styles preferred by different family members and characteristic of each era. The collection also provided some background stories which tied in really nicely when we visited the main palaces at Schönbrunn and Hofburg as we were already made aware of snippets of the royal family’s lives through their furniture!
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