Museum of Military History, Vienna

The Museum of Military History – Military History Institute in 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.
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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.

Park
The is a historic building complex in 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. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Museum of Military History, Vienna.

Railway station
, Vienna Central Station or Vienna Main Station is the main railway station in , , located in the district. It became fully operational in December 2015, linking major railway lines from the north, east, south and west, and replacing the old terminus. is situated 1 km west of Museum of Military History, Vienna.

Museum
, 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 to house the Museum of the 20th Century, which explains why it was first nicknamed "20er Haus". is situated 410 metres northwest of Museum of Military History, Vienna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vienna Arsenal and Sonnwendviertel.

Neighborhood
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The Arsenal is a former military complex of buildings in the south-east of in the . Several brick buildings in a rectangle layout make up the complex which is located on a bank south of the Landstraßer Gürtel.

Neighborhood
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Museum of Military History, Vienna

Latitude
48.18424° or 48° 11′ 3″ north
Longitude
16.3888° or 16° 23′ 20″ east
Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)
Open location code
8FWR59MQ+MG
Geo­Names ID
12238192
Wiki­data ID
Q700751
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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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