"Ringstraße is like MKAD, only in Vienna", probably for this reason in 1857 the monarch Franz Joseph the First explained to his subjects what the essence of his large-scale plan is. In fact, on the site of the current "roundabout" relatively recently, less than two hundred years ago, residents and guests of the Austrian capital could observe a typical medieval city wall, which, according to the author's idea, was supposed to protect the city from attacks by barbarians.

However, by the middle In the 19th century, the government felt the urgent need to connect almost a dozen of actively developing suburbs to the capital, and therefore it was decided to dismantle the defensive fortification and make a ring road. By the nineteenth century, the European aristocracy was already seriously dilapidated due to the violent activity of bloodthirsty revolutionaries, which is why even the width and purpose of the buildings in each new street were carefully chosen with the direct participation of the king.

Thus, knapsack Joseph first had already guessed that the Russian Communists were able to articulate only in the early twentieth century in the famous song line: "There is at the end of the revolution! "

Ringstrasse today

Today tram lines are laid along the whole Ringstraße, and not to ride on a modern tram around the" Viennese Ring ", being in the Austrian capital - just a mauve ton. The only important thing is to choose the right time - namely, to avoid peak hours. For example, the best time for a pleasant tram ride around the heart of Vienna is considered to be a period around 11 am

Vienna Opera, Ringstrasse

Tram at Ringstrasse