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The road is located on sites where medieval city fortifications were once found, which included high walls and extensive open field walls (gla- cis), crisscrossed by the roads that stretched out before them. Many of its most emblematic buildings can be found on this circular road, for example; the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, the Palace of Justice, the Austrian Parliament Building, Rathaus (City Hall), Burgtheater, the University of Vienna, Votivkirche, Wiener Bör- se (Vienna Stock Exchange) or the Urania Observatory, known as the Urania Museum, which represents astronomy. If you’re a nature fanatic, you shouldn’t miss the Imperial Butterfly House. In one of the most beautiful Art Nouveau palm houses in the world, enter a fantastic en- vironment of adventure and emotion, po- pulated by one of the softest and most colourful creatures in nature, the butterfly. After your visit, enjoy a cup of coffee on the terrace or in the restaurant inside the ‘Palmenhaus’. Vienna has an Anker clock built between 1911 and 1914. It was created in the typi- cal Art Nouveau style and forms a brid- ge between the two sections of the Anker Insurance Company building. Every hour, a historical figure, or a pair of figures, mo- ves across the bridge and at midday the 12 figures parade one after the other, ac- companied by music from their respective periods. Historic steps There are 343 steps to the top of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and its panoramic terrace. You can also reach the top of the Danube Tower through 779 more. Within the city there are many more historical stairs to be discovered, perhaps the most famous being the Strudlhofstiege, which is located in the city’s ninth district. It was built in 1910 and is a beautiful example of Viennese Art Nouveau, with its curved steps and green railings. The cafés on every corner date back to a different era and are a reminder of the many famous historical figures who once lived in Vienna and frequented these establishments. The unique, unhu- rried atmosphere of a Viennese café, where regular customers can savour their cup of coffee in the morning or afternoon, is as much a part of Vienna’s DNA as Sacher’s cake. Also characteristic is the Wiener Schnitzel or Viennese Escalope, one of the most famous dishes of Austrian cuisine. Have you ever heard of, or even been lucky enough to try ‘Tafels- pitz’? Good quality beef, tubers, aromatic spices and plenty of boi- ling water: these are the vital ingredients of this wonderful dish. First as a soup, it includes frittata (pancakes) and beef bones (including the marrow treasured inside, which should be spread on toast, with a pinch of salt), followed by the delicious beef chunks accompanied by mashed potatoes (Rösti), spinach and apple horseradish or dill sauce. Secret tips Coffee cultivation, Schnitzel and Tafelspitz The history of FCC Austria Abfall Service AG (formerly ASA) in Aus- tria dates back to 1988. We are present at 19 locations in Austria where we offer waste solutions for the municipal, industrial, com- mercial and retail sectors as well as for private customers. In Vienna, we offer waste disposal services for commercial cus- tomers as well as construction sites. Since 2017, one of the latest services we have been offering is our online shop for ordering con- tainers: Abfall Service Online. Abfall einfach und bequem online entsorgen www.abfallserviceonline.at FCC Austria Abfall Service AG C O M M U N I T I E S 57 C O M M U N I T I E S