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Madame Tussauds Vienna Adds New Star Figure

A new wax figure will soon grace the Madame Tussauds Vienna Museum. He’s a young (actually teen) male singer who’s gained international fame. Yes, it’s Justin Bieber, no doubt.

The wax figure of Bieber is now undergoing some finishing touches and the sculptors in the Vienna museum are confident their version of this teen singing sensation will look better than that in the London museum. To create a perfect or almost perfect replica, the stylists in Vienna worked closely with Bieber’s personal hair stylist to copy the teen’s previous famous hairdo.
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Green Parks Worth Spending Time At

Josh

One of the best forms of entertainment in Vienna is to take a stroll at the city’s beautiful parks. There are plenty of them open to the public, each with its own unique charm. They also boast of lots of greenery so you can be sure that a trip there with loved ones or friends will be most worthwhile and relaxing.
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Anchor Clock

Josh

If London has its Big Ben, Vienna has its own version and it is called the Anchor Clock or Ankeruhr. Situated on Hoher Markt, Vienna’s oldest square, this clock is part of an Art Nouveau design and features mosaic ornaments.

Built between 1911 and 1917, the animated clock serves as a bridge between the two buildinga of the Anker Insurance Company. It measures 10 meters wide and 7.5 meters high with a diameter of 4 meters.
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Fasching Season

Josh

Vienna also has its own carnivals much the like the ones celebrated in Brazil and other parts of the world. They are part of the Fasching season which begins in the new year and runs until the Mardi Gras or Strove Tuesday.

When the carnival season comes, the Viennese normally take the time to celebrate. They spend money to buy decorations for their home, costumes and tickets to important events. For 2013, the trend in costumes include skintight body suits, vintage dresses and super heroes.
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Raimundtheater

Josh

It is Vienna’s most popular stage for musicals and live performances and it’s been open since the 19th century. The Raimundtheater was named after the well-known Austrian playwright and actor Ferdinand Raimund and at the time that it opened was mainly showing dramas and serious plays in German or “Wiener Volkstheater” (which was also Raimund’s genre). The first play shown in the theater was Raimund’s “Die Gefesselte Fantasie.” It wasn’t long however when it changed its offering to operettas to cater to a more sophisticated audience. […]

Silberkammer

Josh

Offering yet another layer of perspective into the magnificent court life of the Habsburg dynasty is the Museum of Court Silver and Tableware or the “Silberkammer” housed in the Hofburg Kaiserappartements in Vienna. Beyond the glitter of the silverware and the pomp of the table settings, visitors will gain an insight into the royal banquets and the European manufacturers who provided all the items in the collection.

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Apollo Kino

Josh

If you find yourself in the Mariahilf district in Vienna and raring to see a movie, there’s one place where locals go to – the Apollo Kino in Gumpendorfer Strasse. In its heyday it was the second biggest cinema in Austria with a seating capacity for 1,500 viewers. It was built in 1929 on the site where the old Baroque Palais Kaunitz once stood. Before it became a cinema it was known as a major theater for vaudeville performances. It had to close down after World War I as it failed to attract international performers.

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Funkhaus

Josh

Visitors to Vienna might think this as a name for a club or a place for hip parties but it is actually the hub for radio broadcasting in the city. Located in Wieden, the Art Deco building (also referred to as Radiokulturhaus) is home to the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the radio orchestra of Osterreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) and the only one of its kind in the country. It also houses the radio stations of ORF namely the indie station FM4, Vienna, and its culture and education channel O1. […]

Minopolis

Josh

Tired of bringing your kids to the same type of amusement park where all they ever do is scream at the top of their lungs, run around and leave you feeling more stressed? Vienna offers a unique alternative to child’s play – where kids can still have fun and yet learn about life around them.

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BOGI Park

Josh

When the weather dips to freezing temperatures and snow is on the ground, there is still a place in Vienna where you can bring your children for hours of entertainment. The BOGI Park is the largest indoor playground in Austria, a paradise for kids ages 1 to 12 – and even kids at heart! Located in Gutheil-Schoder-Gasse, the 5,000 square meter amusement park is fun in capital letters. The idea behind the play park is to let the children experience as much physical fun as possible and that can be seen with the plethora of entertaining activities and features. […]