K.k. Akademie für Orientalische Sprachen

As early as 1674, on the orders of the Emperor, teaching in Turkish and Arabic began in Vienna.

The Ottoman wars in Europe, as well as the economic and cultural exchanges, had made interpreters necessary, and scientific interest in the Orient awakened.

Most students entered the diplomatic service, where they were called "language youths" because of their age.

In 1902, the academy moved to a new building in Boltzmanngasse [de], built by the architect Ludwig Baumann.

After the Anschluss in 1938, the activities of the academy were strongly restricted by the new National Socialist rulers.

The building in which the Consular Academy (successor of the Oriental Academy) resided, now the seat of the Embassy of the United States .