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Old Town Hall / Museum and Archives of Austrian Resistance Description

(Local Name: Altes Rathaus) The Old Town Hall in Vienna, opposite the Böhmische Hofkanzlei, houses the archive of the Austrian Resistance Movement. In the Resistance Museum are exhibits illustrating the active revolt against Austrian Fascism (1934-38) and of the resistance and persecution under the National Socialists in Austria (1938-45).

Although the decision to set up the Museum of Austrian Resistance in the Old Town Hall has little to do with the history of the building, there are nevertheless parallels. The Old Town Hall was originally the house of a rebel, Otto Heimo.

After Emperor Albrecht I was murdered in 1309 a number of influential Viennese citizens including Heimo resolved to resist the

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Hobbies & Activities category: Significant work of art; Historic site; Library; Architecture - Baroque or Rococo; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

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Old Town Hall / Museum and Archives of Austrian Resistance
1, Wipplingerstrasse 8, Staircase 3
Wien
Austria

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