Talk by Mike Grundy

This lecture celebrates the glories of the city that was for many centuries the capital of a great European empire. Bill Bryson, the famous travel writer, declared that “A Martian coming to the Earth would unhesitatingly land at Vienna, thinking it the capital of the planet”.

Uncover the glorious Ringstrasse boulevard circles and the old centre of Vienna. Learn more about the Austrian architects who added modern architectural designs to make the city now an exemplar of the styles of ages past and present. Not forgetting a look at Vienna’s leading role in the worlds of art, music and literature.

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