Museum of Military History, Vienna
The Museum of Military History – Military History Institute in Vienna is the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces. It documents the history of Austrian military affairs through a wide range of exhibits comprising, above all, weapons, armours, tanks, aeroplanes, uniforms, flags, paintings, medals and badges of honour, photographs, battleship models, and documents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum for the military History of Austria in Vienna
- Also known as: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”, “Museum of Military History”, and “Μουσείο Στρατιωτικής Ιστορίας (Βιέννη)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belvedere and Wien Hauptbahnhof.
Belvedere
Park
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The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria consisting of two Baroque palaces, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. Belvedere is situated 1¼ km northwest of Museum of Military History, Vienna.
Wien Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
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Wien Hauptbahnhof, Vienna Central Station or Vienna Main Station is the main railway station in Vienna, Austria, located in the Favoriten district. It became fully operational in December 2015, linking major railway lines from the north, east, south and west, and replacing the old Wien Südbahnhof terminus. Wien Hauptbahnhof is situated 1 km west of Museum of Military History, Vienna.
Belvedere 21
Museum
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Belvedere 21, formerly 21er Haus or Einundzwanziger Haus, is a modernist style steel and glass building designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer. Originally constructed as the Austrian pavilion or temporary showroom for the Expo 58 in Brussels, it was later transferred to Vienna to house the Museum of the 20th Century, which explains why it was first nicknamed "20er Haus". Belvedere 21 is situated 410 metres northwest of Museum of Military History, Vienna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vienna Arsenal and Sonnwendviertel.
Vienna Arsenal
Neighborhood
Photo: Deneb, Public domain.
The Arsenal is a former military complex of buildings in the south-east of Vienna in the third district. Several brick buildings in a rectangle layout make up the complex which is located on a bank south of the Landstraßer Gürtel.
Museum of Military History, Vienna
- Categories: military museum, automobile museum, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Landstraße, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Museum of Military History, Vienna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف التاريخ العسكري”
- Armenian: “Վիեննայի ռազմապատմական թանգարան”
- Belarusian: “Ваенна-гістарычны музей”
- Chinese: “軍事史博物館”
- Croatian: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Croatian: “Vojno-povijesni muzej u Beču”
- Czech: “Arsenal”
- Czech: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Czech: “HGM”
- Czech: “Vojenské historické muzeum (Vídeň)”
- Czech: “Vojenské historické muzeum”
- Dutch: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Esperanto: “Armeo-historia Muzeo (Vieno)”
- Esperanto: “Armeo-historia Muzeo”
- French: “musée d’histoire militaire de Vienne”
- French: “Musée d’histoire militaire de Vienne”
- German: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- German: “HGM”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Στρατιωτικής Ιστορίας στη Βιέννη”
- Greek: “Μουσείο Στρατιωτικής Ιστορίας”
- Hebrew: “וינה”
- Hebrew: “מוזיאון להיסטוריה צבאית”
- Hungarian: “Hadtörténeti Múzeum”
- Hungarian: “Heeresgeschichtliche Museum – Militärhistorische Institut”
- Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Militer, Wina”
- Italian: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Japanese: “ウィーン軍事博物館”
- Japanese: “ウィーン軍事史博物館”
- Korean: “군사사박물관”
- Persian: “موزه تاریخ نظامی”
- Polish: “Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum”
- Polish: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Portuguese: “Museu de História Militar de Viena”
- Russian: “Венский военно-исторический музей”
- Russian: “Военно-исторический музей”
- Slovenian: “Vojnozgodovinski muzej Dunaj”
- Slovenian: “Vojnozgodovinski muzej, Dunaj”
- Slovenian: “Vojnozgodovinski muzej”
- Spanish: “Heeresgeschichtliches Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo de Historia Militar de Viena”
- Turkish: “Arsenal Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Askerî Tarih Müzesi”
- Ukrainian: “Віденський арсенал”
- Ukrainian: “Військово-історичний музей”
- Uzbek: “Harbiy tarix muzeyi (Vena)”
- Uzbek: “Harbiy tarix muzeyi”
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