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The biggest coin in the world “Canadian Maple Leaf”, made of gold with incredible purity of 99.999% can now be seen in Vienna‘ museum devoted to history of art. It is granted to the museum for an indefinite period of time by the firm Auer von welsbach.
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The Hundertwasser House Vienna (German Hundertwasser haus Wien) is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. His born name was Friedensreich Stowasser and he was born on 15 December 1928. He was an Austrian painter, architect and sculptor. The Hundertwasser House was built between 1983 and 1986. The architects are Prof. Joseph Krawina and Peter Pelikan and the painter is Friedrich Stowasser. Deviating from the old conventions of city architecture, the house is unique. Facing Hundertwasser House you find out another Vienna.
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Langenlois Resort is located approximately 10 minutes from Langenlois Trainwaystation and an one hour(92km) by car from the Vienna International Airport.
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The Do & Co Hotel is situated in the very heart of Vienna overlooking St. Stephan’s Cathedral. The hotel is design by architect Hans Hollein, one of true pioners of post modernism. Do & Co is housed in the popular Haas-Hans building which itself is one of Vienna’s cultural landmarks.
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The Vienna Secession in Austria was part of the highly varied Secessionism movement that is now covered by the general term Art Nouveau. It was formed in 1897 by a group of 19 Vienna artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Kanstlerhaus. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt.
Even by today’s standards the Secession is a daring building with its cupola of golden laurel leaves and its art deco facade. It is one of the key works of Viennese Art Nouveaux architecture and was planned and built by Joseph Maria Olbricht, a student of Otto Wagner, to serve the needs of an artist association Olbricht himself belonged to.
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