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To tourists, it is mostly known for the 18th century castle and gardens of Belvedere, the residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy which today houses the Austrian Gallery. Another residence was built by the Russian envoy to Vienna, Count Razumovsky. A more recent point of interest is the "Hundertwasser-House" designed in a dream-like style by the architect and painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Austrian Chancellor Metternich ( 1773- 1859) once remarked that "Asia begins at the Landstraße" — what was then a mere road out of Vienna towards the east.