Vienna International Airport, usually called Wien-Schwechat after the town where it lies, southeast of the Austrian capital, began as a military airfield built in the 1930s. After the Second World War it came under Allied and then Austrian control, and in the 1950s it was developed as the city's civil airport, replacing the older airfield at Aspern. Its terminals have been expanded repeatedly, most notably with a major new building in the 2000s, and it has grown into the main hub of Austrian Airlines. Because of Vienna's position in Central Europe, it has long served as a gateway to Eastern Europe.
Before and after
- from 1954 to 1964Khrushchev thaw
- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1954Founding of Burger King
- 1954Founding of Bank of Israel
- 1954Construction of Wien-Schwechat Airport
- 1954Geneva Conference
- from 1954 to 1968Civil rights movement
- 1954Origins of Wicca
- 1 January 1954Establishment of Niokolo-Koba National Park
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- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- from 25 August 1966 to 11 September 2001Construction of World Trade Center
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
- 2009Premiere of As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa
- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
The era
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