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Austria’s UNESCO Locations


austria is known for its outstanding
cultural and natural heritage hi welcome
to watchmojo.com i’m your host Maria and
today we’ll be profiling a few of the
country’s World Heritage Sites number
one the summary railway it was
constructed between 1848 and 1854 added
to the list of world heritage sites in
1998 this railway is commonly referred
to as the world’s first true mountain
railway given the very difficult terrain
and the considerable altitude difference
that was mastered during its
construction the unique travel
experience contributed significantly to
the original opening of the summer in
region for tourism a trip on the railway
which is in full use 150 years after its
construction still impresses the
traveler as a special experience by its
varied landscape the typical style of
its mansions and the characteristic
sequence of viaducts and Tunnel
constructions at number 2 is Schlossberg
it is a hill topped by a castle in the
center of the city of bras Austria among
brazos most famous tourist attractions
the castle was once a place of refuge
for grasses residents it was turned into
a public park in 1839 the Schlossberg
contains a clock tower which functions
as a recognizable icon for the city
number three Salzburg is the fourth
largest city in Austria and the capital
of the federal state of Salzburg
salzburg’s old town with its
world-famous baroque architecture is one
of the best-preserved city centres in
the german-speaking world and was listed
as a unesco world heritage site in 1997
the city is noted for its Alpine setting
it is the birthplace of wolfgang amadeus
mozart and the setting of parts of the
musical and film the sound of music
which features famous landmarks in
Austria but focuses mainly on salzburg
number four is the hallstatt dr. Stein
region 3,000 years ago this area was the
salt mining capital of Europe in fact an
entire 1000 year chapter in the story of
Europe is called the hallstatt period a
museum next to the tourist office shows
off hall spats salty past for a better
look you can tour the world’s first salt
mine located a thrilling funicular ride
above downtown hall staff number 5
shunran palace in Vienna is one of the
most important cultural monuments in
and since the 1860s has also been one of
the major tourist attractions in Vienna
the palace and gardens illustrate the
tastes interests and aspirations of
successive Habsburg monarchs from the
18th century to 1918 should run was the
residence of the Habsburg Emperor’s the
site of the world’s first zoo in 1752 it
is full of outstanding examples of
decorative art it is a remarkable
ensemble of baroque traditions
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