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... to the official online travel guide of the city of Vienna. Strong women have always shaped Vienna and continue to do so today. On the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, 2021, we have decided to tell the stories of some outstanding women of the past and present. Be inspired and immerse yourself in the lives of Hedy Lamarr, Yuja Wang, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Bärbel Bellinghausen and Xenia Hausner.

Painting of an open train window, with throngs of people hanging out of it, EXILES 1, 2017

Hausner in the House

The internationally successful Austrian artist Xenia Hausner shows her large-scale paintings in the Albertina.

Bärbel Bellinghausen

While My Violins Gently Sleep

Bärbel Bellinghausen came to Vienna to make violins – which she does with passion and perfectionism. Now she has a patent registered for the …

Shop from inside

Young designers very much in style

A new generation of Austrian designers is breathing new life into the Vienna fashion scene and drawing international attention to the …

Bösendorfer

Bösendorfer piano factory

Vienna is in the global elite when it comes to making musical instruments. At the top of the list is piano maker Bösendorfer, which has been …

Hedy Lamarr lying on a couch

Hedy Lamarr – Viennese Hollywood Star and Inventor

Hedy Lamarr was unusually versatile. She led a life straight out of an adventure novel, with countless highs and lows. …

All Ears on: Yuja Wang

Vienna and music – they belong together. Yuja Wang is one of the most successful pianists in the world. In the video she raves about Vienna.

Kitchen from 1926

"I am not a kitchen"

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky is known nowadays, if at all, as the inventor of the fitted kitchen. But the Viennese architect was more than that.

People riding in a horse-drawn carriage in Vienna

Viennese delicacies in a horse-drawn carriage

The Riding Dinner combines a sightseeing tour in a horse-drawn carriage with the culinary delights of Viennese cuisine.

Tree-lined allee in the Prater

The Green Prater

The Prater, one of the best city parks in the world, covers an area of six million square meters. Although it is located only three linear kilometers from …

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