Hitler's Vienna Historical Walking Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Vienna Operahouse, Opernring 2, 1010 Wien, Austria

On May 25, 1869, the opening was celebrated in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth with a premiere of Don Juan by Mozart. But than after 1938 everything changed including the cultural life in Vienna changed.After the "Anschluss" of Austria, Adolf Hitler visited the State Opera on June 19 and October 27, 1938. The period of National Socialism saw the departure, persecution and murder of artists and employees. For several works there was a ban on performance.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Memorial Against War & Fascism, Augustinerstrasse 8, Vienna 1010 Austria

The Memorial against War and Fascism is the work of Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka. It has stood since 1988 on Vienna's Albertinaplatz - named after Helmut Zilk in 2009. The memorial it is intended to serve as a reminder of the darkest era in Austrian history. It is dedicated to all victims of war and fascism.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Akademie der bildenden Kunste, Schillerplatz 3, Vienna 1010 Austria

Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Heldenplatz, Volksgarten Hofburg Palace, Vienna 1010 Austria

Heldenplatz on March 15, 1938
Hitler's speech from the balcony of the Neue Hofburg has become the epitome of the National Socialist seizure of power and the broad approval of it - and the trauma "Heldenplatz" for the Second Republic.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial, Judenplatz 8, Vienna 1010 Austria

Mahnmal für die österreichischen jüdischen Opfer der Schoah

Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
Detail Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
In memory of the more than 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered by the National Socialists between 1938 and 1945.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Morzinplatz, 1010 Wien, Austria

Memorial at Morzinplatz
Detail memorial at Morzinplatz
The former luxury hotel "Metropole" became one of the most brutal Gestapo headquarters in the Third Reich.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Stadttempel Synagogue, Seitenstettengasse 4, Vienna 1010 Austria

The "Seitenstettentempel" is hidden behind a tenement building.
The main synagogue of Vienna is located at Seitenstettengasse 4. According to the regulations in force at that time, non-Catholic places of worship had to be hidden and could not be visible from the street. Therefore, the synagogue stands behind a five-story apartment building. Above the entrance gate of the street building is the inscription: "Come to his gates with thanksgiving, to his courts with praise!"

on this tour you will visit also other places, we have just added to list the main attractions.

Duration: 10 minutes