Vienna
音乐之都——奥地利维也纳

Vienna is the capital and largest city of Austria. It is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1. 757 million, and its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 7th-largest city by population within city limits in the European Union. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was the largest German-speaking city in the world. Today it is the second only to Berlin in German speakers. Vienna is host to many major international organizations, including the United Nations and OPEC. The city lies in the east of Austria and is close to the borders of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. In 2001, the city center was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
维也纳是奥地利的首都，也是奥地利最大的城市。作为奥地利的主要城市，它是政治、经济和文化中心，总人口约175. 7万，按照城市容纳人口为欧盟第7大城市。直到20世纪初，它一直是世界上最大的德语城市，今天它仍是第二大德语城市，仅次于柏林。它是许多重要国际组织的所在地，例如联合国和石油输出国组织(OPEC)。该市位于奥地利东部，靠近捷克共和国、斯洛伐克和匈牙利的边界。2011年市中心古城区被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

Musical prodigies including Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg have worked there. It is well known for having played an essential role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century.
众多的音乐天才，如莫扎特、海顿、贝多芬、舒伯特、约翰内斯·勃拉姆斯、古斯塔夫·马勒、阿诺德·勋伯格等，都曾经在维也纳工作过。从巅峰时期的维也纳古典主义到20世纪初叶，维也纳扮演着具有领导作用的欧洲音乐中心关键角色。

The city was ranked the first globally for its culture of innovation in 2007 and 2008. Vienna regularly hosts urban planning conferences and is often used as a case study by urban planners. Between 2005 and 2010, Vienna was the world's number one destination for international congresses and conventions.
2007年和2008年维也纳在世界文化创新评比中名列第一。维也纳定期举办城市规划研讨会，其自身也常常被视为城市规划的典范。自2005年到2010年，维也纳一直是世界上各类国际大会举办地的首选。