FREE PORR NIGHT at the LEOPOLD MUSEUM

Every first Thursday of the month, 6–9 pm
As a patron of the arts with a special connection to Viennese Modernism, PORR invites all visitors to the Leopold Museum to enjoy art free of charge on the first Thursday of every month from 6 pm to 9 pm.

The permanent exhibition "VIENNA Protected content . Birth of Modernism" also highlights the themes of urban development and architecture. The construction of the Vienna Ringstrasse—the largest urban development project in the Austrian Empire at the time—densified and expanded the city of Vienna. In Protected content , the First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline provided the city with comprehensive access to high-quality drinking water, and the sewage system was also expanded. Concurrently, the Vienna Stadtbahn (urban railway) was built; the U6 subway line has operated along this route since Protected content .

Free guided tours at 6:30 pm & 7 pm
Topic: "The Vienna Ringstrasse and Urban Development at the Turn of the Century"
The construction of this magnificent 5.3 km boulevard under Emperor Franz Joseph not only transformed the city's appearance but also exemplifies the major urban development projects undertaken in Vienna around Protected content . Public and private buildings—adorned by the era's leading artists—sprang up along the new transport routes.

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