Experience art exhibitions and Habsburg State Rooms on 365 days at the Albertina Museum in Vienna’s city center. Explore works from Monet to Picasso as well as old masters and contemporary painting.
The Austrian National Library is one of the most beautiful historic libraries in the world. But it does not only attract tourists. The library is a ‘living’ local institution. School children explore all sorts of knowledge in the library.
The Austrian Parliament Building (German: Parlamentsgebäude, colloquially das Parlament) in Vienna is where the two houses of the Austrian Parliament conduct their sessions. The building is located on the Ringstraße boulevard in the first district Innere Stadt, near Hofburg Palace and the Palace of Justice.
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre.
The Burggarten Vienna Garden (B1/B2/C2) was laid out in the year 1818 as a private garden of the emperor on an area of approx. 38.000 m². It is located directly at the Ringstrasse beside the Hofburg and the Albertina.
Walter Langer, geboren 1928 in Wien und von 1984 bis 1991 am Burgtheater tätig, verstarb in der Nacht vom 11. auf den 12. Juni. Mehr erfahren.
The Donauinsel (Danube Island) is a long, narrow island in central Vienna, Austria, lying between the Danube river and the parallel excavated channel Neue Donau ("New Danube"). The island is 21.1 km (13.1 mi) in length, but is only 70–210 m (230–689 ft) wide.
Fireworks from above! See in the new year with the best view in Vienna and wonderful entertainment.
The gloriette was destroyed in the Second World War, but had already been restored by 1947, and was restored again in 1995. The gloriette is dedicated as a Monument to Just War, that which leads to peace.
Discover Haus der Musik using your personal multimedia guide. It features videos about the great composers, sound samples of their work, background information about the SONOSPHERE, historical facts about the Vienna Philharmonic and many things more.
The Haus des Meeres (HdM, English: House of the Sea) is a public aquarium in Vienna, Austria. It is located in Esterhazy Park in downtown Mariahilf district, one block south of the busy Mariahilfer Straße.
Heldenplatz in front of the Hofburg Palace Heldenplatz (German: Heroes' Square) is a public space in front of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Located in the Innere Stadt borough, the President of Austria resides in the adjoining Hofburg wing, while the Federal Chancellery is on adjacent Ballhausplatz.
The Historic Centre of Vienna has immense significance to Europe’s tangible and intangible culture, as a city of great architectural importance and as an exceptional centre for the development of arts, in particular music, painting, architecture and literature.
Hofburg - Imperial Palace Vienna's Imperial Palace is one of the biggest palace complexes in the world. The oldest parts date to the 13th century, with construction having continued right into the 20th century. The Imperial Palace was the residence and seat of government of the Habsburg emperors until 1918. Today, it is home to numerous museums ...
The Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna is a building designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and located in the 3rd Viennese district. The extraordinary building was constructed between 1983 and 1985.
The Imperial Crypt (German: Kaisergruft), also called the Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft), is a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace.
Imperial Crown, Orb, and Sceptre of Austria, kept in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna The Imperial Treasury (German: Kaiserliche Schatzkammer) at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria contains a valuable collection of secular and ecclesiastical treasures covering over a thousand years of European history.
The Innere Stadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɪnəʀə ʃtat] ( listen)) is the 1st municipal District of Vienna (German: 1. Bezirk) located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the Old Town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expanded in 1850, the Innere Stadt was congruent with the city of Vienna.
The Rektoratskirche St. Karl Borromäus, commonly called the Karlskirche (English: St. Charles Church), is a baroque church located on the south side of Karlsplatz in Vienna, Austria.
Karlsplatz is one of Vienna's largest squares. It is dominated by a magnificent Baroque church, the Karlskirche, and several cultural institutions - such as the Musikverein and Kunstlerhaus - border the square.
Hundertwasser 698 DOWNTOWNLANE 1971, Artothek des Bundes © 2018 Namida AG, Glarus, Schweiz
Leopold Museum. Hundreds of masterworks of Austrian modern art collected by the passionate art lover Dr. Rudolf Leopold are shown in the Leopold Museum at MuseumsQuartier near the Imperial Palace. The Leopold Museum is a unique treasure-trove of Viennese art nouveau, the Vienna Workshop and of the Expressionist period.
The Maria Theresien Platz Vienna is located directly at the Ringstrasse with the huge Maria Theresa Monument in the center.
Mozarthaus Vienna. The Mozarthaus Vienna was Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787. This building in Vienna's Old Town, not far from St. Stephen's Cathedral, is his only surviving Viennese residence and is now a museum.
Whether at home, traveling, or here in the museum—the free mumok multimedia guide is now available for smartphones
The MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art is an arts and crafts museum at the Stubenring in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt. Besides its traditional focus on arts and crafts and design, it also has a special focus on architecture and contemporary art.
mumok – Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien – is the largest museum of modern and contemporary art in central Europe. It is home to an extraordinary collection featuring major works of classical modernism, pop art, Fluxus, minimal art, and concept art, as well as Vienna Actionism and contemporary art.
Naschmarkt is the most popular market in Vienna. Welcome to the Naschmarkt, which in Austria and Vienna is by far the most famous and the most luxurious food and produce market.
Natural History Museum, Vienna. The Natural History Museum (German: Naturhistorisches Museum) is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria. The museum's website provides an overview in the form of a virtual tour. The museum's earliest collections of artifacts were begun over 250 years ago.
Vienna, Austria Vienna Pestsäule (Plague Column) Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
The Vienna Prater is a modern adventure world with fun to be had at more than 250 attractions – including the Giant Ferris Wheel, a … Madame Tussauds The world-famous waxworks museum Madame Tussauds is the highlight of the Prater, with over 80 wax figures and an interactive experience based on Sisi.
Opening times, admission prices and online tickets for Vienna's number-one attraction. All you have to know for your visit to Schönbrunn! Visit also the park and the showrooms or make a virtual tour.
Opening times, admission prices and online tickets for Vienna's number-one attraction. All you have to know for your visit to Schönbrunn! Visit also the park and the showrooms or make a virtual tour.
The Secession Building (German: Wiener Secessionsgebäude) is an exhibition hall built in 1897 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, located in Vienna, Austria. Secession refers to the seceding of a group of rebel artists from the long-established fine art institution.
Kicking off on 23 March, a special exhibition at the Sigmund Freud Museum explores the relationship between Sigmund Freud and the writers of the Young Vienna circle: PARALLEL ACTIONS.
The Spanish Riding School (German: Spanische Hofreitschule) of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School (Winterreitschule) in the Hofburg.
The Peterskirche (English: St. Peter's Church) is a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church in Vienna, Austria.It was transferred in 1970 by the Archbishop of Vienna Franz Cardinal König to the priests of the Opus Dei.
St. Stephen's Cathedral (more commonly known by its German title: Stephansdom) is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the ...
The Stadtpark (City Park) in Vienna, Austria is a large municipal park that extends from the Ringstraße in the Innere Stadt first district up to the Heumarkt (Hay Market) in the Landstraße third district.
Stephansplatz. One of the most important squares in the city center of Vienna is Stephansplatz. Not only does this mark the official "kilometer zero" of the Austrian Capital but it has a place in the hearts and history of the people of the city that is not forgotten and always apparent.
Tiergarten Schönbrunn (literally, "Schönbrunn Zoo"), or "Vienna Zoo", is a zoo located on the grounds of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Founded as an imperial menagerie in 1752, it is the oldest continuously operating zoo in the world.
The Vienna Central Cemetery (German: Wiener Zentralfriedhof) is one of the largest cemeteries in the world by number of interred, and is the most famous cemetery among Vienna's nearly 50 cemeteries.
The Vienna City Hall. The City Hall is one of the most splendid amongst the numerous monumental buildings along Vienna's. Designed by Friedrich Schmidt (1825-1891), it was erected between 1872 and 1883. The architecture of the Ringstraße is dominated by historicism.
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The Volksgarten (English: People's Garden) is a public park in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria.The garden, which is part of the Hofburg Palace, was laid out by Ludwig Remy in 1821.
Votive Church, Vienna. The Votive Church (German: Votivkirche) is a neo-Gothic church located on the Ringstraße in Vienna, Austria. Following the attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's life.
The Musikverein Wien (run by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien) is a traditional concert hall in Vienna. In this house you will find the famous Großer Saal (golden hall), one of the most beautiful and acoustically best halls in the world. The Musikverein is located in the 1st district of Vienna, Innere Stadt, at Musikvereinplatz.
The Wiener Riesenrad (German for Vienna Giant Wheel), or Riesenrad, is a 64.75-metre (212 ft) tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna.
Wurstelprater is an amusement park in the second district of Vienna (Leopoldstadt). The entire area is ideal for families with loads of activities such as rollercoasters, bumper cars and the most famous attraction is the Wiener Riesenrad.