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Wettingen
Country: Switzerland
Wettingen Introduction
Wettingen is a small community in the Baden district in the Aargau canton of Switzerland. With a population of around 20,000, Wettingen is the biggest municipality in the whole canton.
This is the biggest munici ...
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Augustinerkirche
Country: Austria
The 14th-century Gothic Augustinian church was refurbished in the Baroque style, but some 100 years later was restored again to its original character. Inside is one of the most powerful works by Antonio Canova (1805), the tomb of Maria Christina, ...
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Naturhistorisches Museum
Country: Austria
On two sides of Maria- Theresien-Platz are two identical buildings, designed by Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer. They were both built as museums at the time of Franz Joseph I, as part of the Ringstrasse development. Today, one is an art mus ...
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Wagner Villas
Country: Austria
Hidden behind dense, leafy greenery, at the start of a road to Kahlenberg, stand two villas built by the architect Otto Wagner. The oldest, built for himself, still has some Classical elements such as Ionic columns, once favoured by Wagner. It was ...
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Lustenau
Country: Austria
A fairly large town, Lustenau lies 5 km (3 miles) north of the mouth of the Rhine as it joins Bodensee, on the border with Switzerland. It is famous for its beautiful embroidery and lace-making, popular throughout Austria. It was at Lustenau that t ...
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