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Vienna

Until 100 years ago Vienna was Europe's third-largest metropolis after London and Paris, and the capital of a great empire in central Europe. The old city contains the cathedral, the Stephansdom; the Hofburg palace; as well as numerous aristocratic mansions and baroque churches. It is ringed by Ringstraße, where the Kunsthistorisches Museum houses one of the world's leading collections of European art. The music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Johann Strauss resonates through the city.