Gymnasium Stubenbastei, Historic secondary school in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria.
This Neo-Baroque educational institution occupies a protected heritage building constructed in 1912 by architect Gustav Sachs, featuring traditional Austrian secondary school architecture with modern classroom facilities and educational resources for students aged 10 to 18.
Founded in 1872, the school originally operated from temporary locations including Schellinggasse and Hegelgasse before moving to its current Stubenbastei location in 1912, where archaeological excavations during construction revealed remnants of Vienna's old city walls and artifacts from the Second Turkish Siege.
As a UNESCO partner school, the institution promotes intercultural exchange and tolerance while maintaining its distinctive tradition of offering Russian as a first foreign language alongside English, attracting students from Eastern European countries and fostering multilingual education in Vienna's academic landscape.
The school provides both academic gymnasium and technical realgymnasium tracks from grade 3, with language specialization options, modern science laboratories, and accessibility via Vienna's public transportation system in the historic city center district.
This institution remains the only secondary school in Vienna to offer Russian language instruction from first grade, a tradition established in 1945 under Soviet occupation that continues today, creating a distinctive educational profile within Austria's capital city.
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