Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History)

Frommer's Review

The oldest state museum in Vienna, this building was constructed from 1850 to 1856, a precursor to the Ringstrasse style. Inside, exhibits delineate Habsburg military history -- defeats as well as triumphs.

A special display case in front of the Franz-Josef Hall contains the six orders of the House of Habsburg that Franz Josef sported on all public occasions. The fascinating Sarajevo room contains mementos of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914, the event that sparked World War I. The archduke's bloodstained uniform is displayed, along with the bullet-scarred car in which the couple rode. Many exhibits focus on the Austro-Hungarian navy, and frescoes depict important battles, including those against the Turks in and around Vienna.

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