5D Cinema – The magic of the Time Ride
Experience the magic of Time Ride, the award-winning 5D attraction (Animago Award), which lets you travel 2,000 years back in time at breakneck speed and become part of history yourself through breathtaking 3D and special effects. Travel to medieval Vienna during the time of the plague and take part in the Turkish siege of 1683.
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Vindobona Roman Empire
15 BC – around 400 AD
Join a patrol through the Roman camp on the Time Travel tour and witness firsthand the cremation of the great general Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD. When the Romans advanced as far as the Danube in 15 B.C., Vienna became part of the Roman Empire. Subsequently, the settlement was converted into a military camp and given the name Vindobona.
The plague of 1679
Time Travel Vienna takes you on a journey through the plague-stricken city. But please watch out for the rats! In 1679, Vienna was ravaged by the plague, which claimed the lives of a large portion of the population. To this day, the Plague Column on the Graben serves as a reminder of the so-called “Black Death.” The street musician Augustin became famous because of the plague: one day, while heavily intoxicated, he fell into a plague pit outside the city and was pulled out the next morning—still singing.
St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Explore the massive construction site with Time Travel Vienna and soar with the pigeons to the top of what was then the world’s tallest tower (15th century). The first sections of St. Stephen’s Cathedral were built in 1137 and were originally located outside the city. Over the course of more than three centuries, the cathedral was expanded time and again, and today it is one of Vienna’s landmarks.
Turkish sieges in 1529 and 1683
At Time Travel Vienna, experience the Turkish army’s attack right from the city walls! Although the Turks failed in their siege as early as 1529, they returned to Vienna a second time in 1683. With an army of 200,000 men, Grand Vizier Kara Mustapha laid siege to the city, attempting to breach the city walls by digging tunnels and using mines to blow them up.
The Viennese coffee house 1685 to the present day
Visit a traditional Viennese coffeehouse in Time Travel! After the Turkish troops fled their camp, sacks of small, green coffee beans were discovered in the tents they left behind. Shortly thereafter, in 1685, an Armenian merchant named Johannes Diodato opened the first Viennese coffeehouse. An Austrian coffee specialty is the “Melange,” served with milk and milk foam.
The Habsburg Show