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linked by the Murinsel (Mur Island), a swirl-shaped pontoon bridge situated in the
middle of the river with a cafe, a children's playground and an amphitheatre for perform-
ance.
MuseumsQuartier
One of the most innovative architectural works of recent years has been the Museum-
sQuartier in Vienna. The MuseumsQuartier has retained an attractive ensemble of 18th-
century buildings that once served as the royal stables for the Habsburgs, added cafes and
shops, and augmented these with new buildings, such as the dark-basalt Museum Mo-
derner Kunst (MUMOK) and the Leopold Museum. These two museums are separated
by the Kunsthalle and a bold public space that has grown to become a favourite gathering
place in the inner city.
AUSTRIAN ARCHITECTURE
c AD 40
Romans establish Carnuntum and build military outpost Vindobona, today's Vienna.
11th Century
Gurk's Romanesque Dom, and Benedictine abbey Stift Millstatt are built in Carinthia.
12th Century
Early versions of Vienna's Stephansdom rise up.
12th-15th Centuries
Gothic Stephansdom in Vienna, the Hofkirche in Innsbruck and the Domkirche in Graz are built.
16th Century
The Renaissance in Austria produces Burg Hochosterwitz and Burg Landskron in Carinthia,
Schallaburg in Lower Austria, Schloss Ambras in Innsbruck and the Schweizer Tor in Vienna's Hof-
burg.
17th-Mid-18th Centuries
The baroque era results in masterpieces throughout Austria, among them Vienna's Schloss
Belvedere and Schloss Schönbrunn.
Mid-18th-Mid-19th Centuries
