Neue Burg & Heldenplatz, Hofburg, Vienna, Austria

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Hofburg, Vienna, Austria 2

If the sight of the Neue Burg, the 20th century wing of the Hofburg, makes you slightly queasy, you’re not alone.

Hitler Addressing the Masses on the Heldenplatz 1938 | Wikipedia Commons | Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0922-500 / CC-BY-SA [CC BY-SA 3.0 de]
On March 15, 1938, Hitler stood on its balcony and proclaimed the Anschluss of Austria into the Third Reich.