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New Rotunde Will Be Built at Vienna Prater
A New Vienna Rotunde Will be Made at Prater. The Rotunde was a monumental building that was presented at the World Expo 1873, the first Expo in Vienna. In 1937, the building caught fire and was destroyed by the flames. Today it is experiencing its renewal.
The Monumental Vienna Rotunde Will Be Built Again 150 Years Later After It Was Burned. / Picture: © Anonym, Wiener Photographen-Association, 1873
The 1873 World's Expo in Vienna was the first ever to be held in the German-speaking world. Just as every event had a landmark (such as the Eiffel Tower at the 1889 World's Expo), the Vienna World's Fair also had a centerpiece: the Rotunda in the Prater. However, then came the catastrophe: the monumental building fell victim to a major fire on September 17, 1937. The fire is said to…
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