At latest by then you will realise that Austria was involved in a lot of warfare, but not necessarily with a great deal of success (apart from the Turkish Wars). "Hall of Fame" with early Austrian military heroes and continues chronologically.ģ0-Years′-War and the Turkish Wars, it continues with the Napoleonic Wars, theĪustrian-Prussian War and the two World Wars. Navy (at its time the biggest fleet in the Mediterranean) and other details that might surprise the naïve visitor of Austria. With a regional focus on the Austrian-Hungarian period, including the The Heeresgeschichtliches Museum has the usual array of items that every capital of current or former empires has. A small part of the site is still in use as an army base. Since the 1990ies, theīurgtheater uses parts of the arsenal for rehearsals. ( Bundestheater) moved in, later offices and technology support for the Austrian mailing and telecommunication services. Exhibits of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Viennaīetween 19, the workshops of the federal theatres
After the end of the war, the arsenal was re-built in its original outlay andĮxtended in the following decades. Massive FLAK tower, a huge chunk of concrete and steel from where allied planes were taken under fire. The Arsenal served as an army base and anĪmmunition factory during both World Wars and was seriously damaged by bombs in WWII. The Heeresgeschichtliche Museum was opened in 1891. Italian Renaissance with elements of Byzantine and Moorish fortress Generally, the style of the Arsenal resembles fortresses of the Künstlerhaus Wien - alongside with many other buildings of the Ringstraße. Theophil Hansen, who also built the Houses of Parliament, the The huge construction site was spit into sectors that were under the control of different architects. By then, the official reason for the construction was theĭefence of Vienna towards the outside - which is utterly ridiculous, as the brick construction is totally unsuitable for standing artillery fire, yet perfect for securing the city against badly trained and equipped revolutionaries. The construction started right after the defeat of the revolution in 1849 and was finished after a relatively short amount of time in 1856. It is generally considered to be among the most important buildings of the Viennese historicism that dominates the buildings of the The building itself is rather enormous and consists of red bricks.
Museum of military history (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum). The arsenal still serves for military purposes anymore, much more of the site houses the The latter one was the biggest institution of its kind and provided facilities for artillery that could fire shells into
The pillars of this strategy were the Franz-Josefs-Kaserne, the Rossauer Kaserne and the Arsenal. Massive military bases built all around the first district of Vienna in order to enable his army to kill even more civilians than in 1848 in case of another revolution. Since Franz Joseph I had become emperor in the course of the general confusion that followed theĪttempted revolution of 1848, he persecuted liberals and other progressive forces quite aggressively throughout his live.
Who tried to keep his crumbling empire alongside with his own fading power alive. Little reactionary called Emperor Franz Joseph I Once upon a time (between 18, to be more precise), Austria was ruled by a
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