Why Vienna is the world's most liveable city

By Daniel Scott
July 16 2016 - 12:15am
The central Hundredtwasserhaus apartment block with its colourful higgledy-piggledy façade revealing the influence Barcelona's Antoni Gaudi.
The central Hundredtwasserhaus apartment block with its colourful higgledy-piggledy façade revealing the influence Barcelona's Antoni Gaudi.
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn is a large greenhouse in Vienna, featuring plants from around the world. It was opened in 1882.
The Palmenhaus Schönbrunn is a large greenhouse in Vienna, featuring plants from around the world. It was opened in 1882.
The beach bar on the  Danube canal.
The beach bar on the Danube canal.

It takes a special combination of ingredients, including political stability, low crime rates, good housing and recreational facilities, for a sprawling metropolis to be named the "world's most liveable city", beating 229 other nominees, including Sydney (10th) and Melbourne (15th), for the seventh time running this year.

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