The most beautiful boulevard in the world is 150 years old
Ringstrasse is a reminder to Vienna's old glory
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IN 1857, bushy-whiskered Emperor Franz Joseph proclaimed that his rapidly growing imperial capital Vienna needed a radical makeover befitting Austro-Hungary's wealth, might and technological prowess.
This year, the centrepiece of the mammoth urban engineering project that ensued - the resplendent, five-kilometre "Ringstrasse" boulevard ringing old Vienna - turns 150.
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