Kunsthistorisches Museum

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kunsthistorisches-museum

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How tall is Kunsthistorisches Museum?60 meters (200 feet)
2. What is the location?Vienna, Austria
3. What is the year of completion?Circa 1891
4. When was the museum finished?The museum was finished around 1891, the same year the Natural History Museum was built.
5. Who designed the museum?Architects Gottfried Semper and Baron Karl von Hasenauer designed the museum, and Emperor Franz Joseph I commissioned it.

Ringstraße: A grand circular boulevard in Vienna, famous for its monumental buildings constructed in the late 19th century.
Habsburg Dynasty: One of the most influential royal houses in Europe, ruling Austria and other territories for centuries.
Art Patronage: The support given to artists and artworks by wealthy individuals, royalty, or institutions.