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The Battle of Vienna[ a] took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 [ 2] after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, both under the command of King John III Sobieski, against ...
Gates of Vienna is a far-right blog established in 2004 by Edward S. May and his wife. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The website has featured the writings of international hardline anti-Muslim writers such as Fjordman and Paul Weston , and "is a central player in the counter-jihad movement within the United States and across Europe".
Siege of Vienna (1529) The Siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the capital city of Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000.
In 1280, Jans der Enikel wrote the "Fürstenbuch", a first history of the city. With the Luxembourg emperors, Prague became the imperial residence and Vienna stood in its shadow. The early Habsburgs attempted to extend it in order to keep up. Duke Albert II, for example, had the gothic choir of the Stephansdom built.
Siege of Vienna (1490), Habsburg victory during the Austro–Hungarian War. Siege of Vienna (1529), first Ottoman attempt to conquer Vienna. Battle of Vienna, 1683, second Ottoman attempt to conquer Vienna. Capture of Vienna (1805), French occupation during the War of the Third Coalition.
Opening one of the first coffee houses in Vienna. Jerzy Franciszek Kulczycki of the Sas coat of arms ( German: Georg Franz Kolschitzky, Ukrainian: Юрій-Франц Кульчицький, romanized : Yurii-Frants Kulchytskyi; 1640 – 19 February 1694) was a Polish nobleman, diplomat, and spy during the Great Turkish War of Ukrainian origin.
The Vienna Gate (Hungarian:Bécsi kapu (IPA ['be:tʃɪ 'kɔpʊ]); in English German: Wiener Tor) is located at the Vienna Gate Square , Buda Castle, in 1st District, Budapest, Hungary. As the name suggests, it was the port connecting the Castle with the highway to Vienna .
Belvedere, Vienna. The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), 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. It houses the Belvedere museum.