| The UN city reveal the way Vienna
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| | the United Nations. The exhibition was
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| perceives itself as a platform for
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| | inaugurated on by Michael Häupl, the
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| international meetings at the heart of a
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| | mayor of Vienna, and Antonio Costa,
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| united Europe. A long-standing tradition
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| | director general of the United Nations in
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| by the way, as much of the world's
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| | Vienna. Michael Häupl in his address
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| history has been and continues to be
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| | pointed out that the city's international
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| made-up here. Three different cultures
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| | and cosmopolitan character was largely
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| intersect here whose idiosyncrasies have
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| | due to the existence of UN City. As a
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| created a distinct atmosphere at the
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| | young man he had been proud to learn that
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| centre of Europe to which numerous summit
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| | Vienna had been awarded such an important
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| meetings and international congresses
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| | landmark role and to this day he was
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| held in Vienna since the mid 20th century
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| | proud to see how many UN institutions the
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| bear vivid testimony.
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| | city was hosting. Cooperation with the UN
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| The Vienna International Center, also
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| | was good he stressed and he hoped that
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| known as the UN City, is one of the four
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| | international staff at the UN City felt
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| official locations of the United Nations,
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| | at home in Vienna.
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| in addition to New York, Geneva and
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| | The VIC which has been designed by
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| Nairobi. Multilingual guides from
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| | Austrian architect Johann Staber, was
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| different countries inform you about the
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| | built between 1973 and 1979 just north of
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| work of the United Nations and the many
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| | the river Danube. In it six Y-shaped
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| tasks of the organizations located here.
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| | office towers surround a cylindrical
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| The creation of the UN City in the
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| | conference building for a total floor
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| mid-1970s made Vienna the third seat of
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| | area of 230,000 square meters. The
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| the United Nations after New York and
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| | highest tower stands 120 meters tall,
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| Zurich. Popular wisdom held that this was
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| | having 28 floors. About 5,000 people work
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| an important part of Austria's defense
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| | at the VIC, which also offers catering,
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| strategy during the Cold War: though
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| | banking, postal and shopping facilities.
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| Austria was officially neutral, it was
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| | Larger conferences can be accommodated in
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| believed that Warsaw Pact troops would be
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| | the neighboring Austria Center Vienna a
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| less likely to invade a city with a large
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| | conference and exhibition centre with a
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| international population.
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| | capacity of 6000.The VIC is an
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| To commemorate the "25 years Vienna
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| | extraterritorial area.
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| International Centre" has staged an
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| | Complementing the ongoing Asbestos
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| exhibition in the arcades of the Vienna
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| | removal works in the VIC, a new
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| City Hall which grants a general idea of
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| | conference building to be opened in 2008,
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| the VICs origins and day-to-day business
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| | is being constructed near the southern
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| while providing information on resident
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| | perimeter of the campus.
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| organizations and Austria's role within
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