Editing Wiener Neustadt (section)

==Culture==
In 1996 Wiener Neustadt received international attention as the so-called "sidewalk" designed by Japanese artist [[Tadashi Kawamata]] was built around the main square.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dade.at/sidewalk/sidew.htm|title=sidewalk-wiener neustadt|website=www.dade.at}}</ref> Wiener Neustadt is the setting for the book ''Reluctant Return: A Survivor's Journey to an Austrian town''.<ref>{{cite book| last = Weiss| first = David W.| title = Reluctant Return A Survivor's Journey to an Austrian Town| url = https://archive.org/details/reluctantreturn00davi| url-access = registration| year = 1999| publisher = Indiana University Press| isbn = 0-253-11278-8 }}</ref>
It was announced that Wiener Neustadt would host the European leg of [[Woodstock '99]] over the weekend of July 16 to 18 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/rwybi5/woodstock-99-set-for-europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808202601/https://www.mtv.com/news/rwybi5/woodstock-99-set-for-europe|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2022|title=Woodstock '99 Set For Europe|website=www.MTV.com}}</ref> It was intended that up to 300,000 people would the festival, but the European leg of Woodstock '99 was ultimately canceled.