the halving of the flour ration. Inspired by the Russian Revolution the workers set up Workers Councils. During World War II, strategic targets in Wiener Neustadt, including the marshalling yards, the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke (WNF) factory, and two Raxwerke plants which used forced laborers imprisoned at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, were repeatedly bombed. Bombing operations such as Operation Pointblank left only 18 of 4,000 buildings undamaged. Climate The average monthly temperatures are generally cool (see table below), with summer months reaching and winter months reaching a few degrees above freezing in the daytime. Main sights The Late-Romanesque cathedral, the Dom, consecrated in 1279 and constructed from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Former church of St. Peter an der Sperr, erected in the 13th century and modified in the mid-15th century by the imperial architect Peter von Pusica. Secularized in the 19th century, it is now used for exhibitions. The Theresian Military Academy, a 13th-century formerly four-towered castle which was later used as residence by Frederick III of Habsburg. The latter had it enlarged and the St. George Chapel built in the mid-15th century: it has notable glassworks and houses the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I. It became seat of the Academy in 1752. Destroyed during World War II, it has been rebuilt to the original appearance. Water tower Tower of Tortures (Reckturm, early 13th century), now housing a private weapons collection. Mariensäule (a plague column at Hauptplatz) Church of the Capuchins, documented from the 13th century. Of the original construction today the Gothic choir (late 14th century) and the statues of St. Mary and St. James can be seen. The medieval walls, built using part of the ransom of Richard I of England. Communal Museum of Wiener Neustadt City archives Aviation museum Aviaticum Industrial museum Hospital museum Mineralogical museum The Kasematten, a medieval fortification and expansion of the city walls, partially reconstructed and opened for visitors in preparation for the Lower Austrian exhibition 2019 Transportation Wiener Neustadt Hauptbahnhof () connects Wiener Neustadt with other major population centers. It is owned and operated by the ÖBB. Wiener Neustadt is also served by Autobahn. The city has two airfields (the military Wiener Neustadt West Airport,