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The Volksgarten in Vienna
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The Volksgarten in Vienna

For this #WahrzeichenWednesday we're back in Vienna. This week we are featuring the Volksgarten or "People's Garden." Built on the ruins of a portion of city wall destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1809, the park was originally designed as a private garden for the archduke. In the end, however, it opened in 1823 as the first public park owned by the imperial court. And it has remained a public park ever since.

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