In 1857, bushy-whiskered Emperor Franz Joseph proclaimed that his rapidly growing imperial capital Vienna needed a radical makeover befitting Austro-Hungary’s wealth, might and technological prowess. This year, the centrepiece of the mammoth urban engineering project…
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Film on Austrian cellar girl’s ordeal premieres
A new film that attempts to portray Austrian Natascha Kampusch’s eight-year imprisonment by a man who kidnapped her when she was just 10 years old shows the horror of a living hell. But the reality…
World’s first sex school opens in Vienna
Vienna, Austria is the new home to the World’s first international applied sex school, which claims to teach its students how to become better lovers. The “hands on” syllabus will cost students a cool £1,400…