Modern Vienna has maintained the majestic ambiance of its architectural heritage, ancient historical sites, monasteries, and old town centers, while continuing to offer a great menu of cultural and academic resources. As the seat of the Habsburg Empire, Vienna has enjoyed great prosperity throughout the ages. A focal point for European culture, Vienna has always attracted artistic genius, especially in music, but also in art, architecture, literature, philosophy, and the sciences. Such well-known personalities as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schiele, Loos, Kafka, Wittgenstein, and Freud were either born here or chose to make Vienna their home.
