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Innere Stadt

district, Vienna, Austria
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The Innere Stadt is the first district of Vienna, Austria, and contains most of the city's famous structures. It occupies the second lowest of four terraces sloping down to the Danube River. This historic core is surrounded by the Ringstrasse, a circular road lined with grand buildings, monuments, and parks.1

Historically, the area was a Roman garrison town called Vindobona. It later developed into an important trading center under the Babenberg dynasty and then the Habsburgs. The Innere Stadt is easily navigable by foot and public transportation and remains a fashionable quarter with government offices, hotels, and embassies. A prominent landmark is St. Stephen's Cathedral, a Gothic masterpiece with a distinctive tiled roof.2341

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