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Attraction / Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Southeast of Karlsplatz, the Belvedere sits on a slope above Vienna. The approach to the palace is memorable -- through a long garden with a huge circular pond that reflects the sky…

Attraction / Hundertwasserhaus

Hundertwasserhaus

In a city filled with baroque palaces and numerous architectural adornments, this sprawling public-housing project in the rather bleak 3rd District is visited -- or at least seen from…

Attraction / Kapuzinerkirche

Kapuzinerkirche

The Kapuziner Church (just inside the ring behind the Opera) has housed the Imperial Crypt, the burial vault of the Habsburgs, for some 3 centuries. Capuchin friars guard the final…

Attraction / Deutschordenskirche (Church of the Teutonic Order)

Deutschordenskirche (Church of the Teutonic Order)

The Order of the Teutonic Knights was a German society founded in 1190 in the Holy Land. The order came to Vienna in 1205, and the church dates from 1395. The building never fell prey…

Attraction / Maria Am Gestade (St. Mary's on the Bank)

Maria Am Gestade (St. Mary's on the Bank)

This church, also known as the Church of Our Lady of the Riverbank, was once just that. With an arm of the Danube flowing by, it was a favorite place of worship for fishermen. The…

Attraction / Michaelerkirche 21 (Church of St. Michael)

Michaelerkirche 21 (Church of St. Michael)

Over its long history this church has felt the hand of many architects and designers, resulting in a medley of styles, not all harmonious. Some of the remaining Romanesque sections…

Attraction / Minoritenkirche (Church of the Minorites)

Minoritenkirche (Church of the Minorites)

If you're tired of baroque ornamentation, visit this church of the Friar Minor Conventual, a Franciscan order also called the Minorite friars (inferior brothers). Construction began in…

Attraction / Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church)

Peterskirche (St. Peter's Church)

This is the second-oldest church in Vienna, and the spot on which it stands could well be Vienna's oldest Christian church site. It's believed that a place of worship stood here in the…

Attraction / Ruprechtskirche (St. Rupert's Church)

Ruprechtskirche (St. Rupert's Church)

The oldest church in Vienna, Ruprechtskirche has stood here since 740, although much that you see now, such as the aisle, is from the 11th century. Beautiful new stained-glass windows,…

Attraction / Universitätskirche (Church of the Jesuits)

Universitätskirche (Church of the Jesuits)

Built at the time of the Counter-Reformation, this church is rich in baroque embellishments. This was the university church, dedicated to the Jesuit saints Ignatius of Loyola and…

Attraction / Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles)

Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles)

The Black Plague swept Vienna in 1713, and Emperor Charles VI vowed to build this church if the disease abated. Construction on Karlskirche, dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo, began in…

Attraction / Piaristenkirche (Church of the Piarist Order)

Piaristenkirche (Church of the Piarist Order)

A Roman Catholic teaching congregation known as the Piarists (fathers of religious schools) launched work on the Piaristenkirche in 1716. The church, more popularly known as…

Attraction / Votivkirche

Votivkirche

After a failed assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph, grateful subjects took up a collection to construct the Votive Church, which sits across from the site of the attempt.…

Attraction / Burggarten

Burggarten

These are the former gardens of the Habsburg emperors. They were laid out soon after the Volksgarten was completed. Look for the monument to Mozart, as well as an equestrian statue of…

Attraction / Volksgarten (People's Park)

Volksgarten (People's Park)

Laid out in 1820 on the site of the old city wall fortifications, this is Vienna's oldest public garden. It's dotted with monuments, including a 1907 memorial to assassinated Empress…

Attraction / Stadtpark

Stadtpark

This lovely park lies on the slope where the Danube used to overflow into the Inner City before the construction of the Danube Canal. Many memorial statues stand in the park; the best…

Attraction / Praterverband (The Prater)

Praterverband (The Prater)

This extensive tract of woods and meadowland in the 2nd District has been Vienna's favorite recreation area since 1766, when Emperor Joseph II opened it to the public. Before it became…

Attraction / Donaupark

Donaupark

This 99-hectare (245-acre) park, in the 22nd District between the Danube Canal and the Alte Donau (Old Danube), was converted in 1964 from a garbage dump to a park with flowers,…

Attraction / Schönbrunner Tiergarten

Schönbrunner Tiergarten

The world's oldest zoo was founded by the husband of Empress Maria Theresa. She liked to have breakfast here with her brood, enjoying animal antics with her eggs. The baroque buildings…

Attraction / Haydns Wohnhaus (Haydn's House)

Haydns Wohnhaus (Haydn's House)

This is where (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) conceived and wrote his magnificent later oratorios The Seasons and The Creation. He lived in this house from 1797 until his death. Haydn…

Attraction / Johann Strauss Memorial Rooms (Johann Strauss Wohnung)

Johann Strauss Memorial Rooms (Johann Strauss Wohnung)

"The King of the Waltz," Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-99), lived at this address for a number of years, composing "The Blue Danube Waltz" here in 1867. The house is now part of the Wien…

Attraction / Mozartwohnung (Mozart Memorial)

Mozartwohnung (Mozart Memorial)

This 17th-century house is called the House of Figaro because Mozart (1756-91) composed his opera The Marriage of Figaro here. The composer resided here from 1784 to 1787, a relatively…

Attraction / Beethoven Pasqualati House (Beethoven Pasqualatihaus)

Beethoven Pasqualati House (Beethoven Pasqualatihaus)

Beethoven (1770-1827) lived in this building on and off from 1804 to 1814. Beethoven is known to have composed his Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh symphonies here, as well as Fidelio and…

Attraction / Schubert Museum (Schubert Gerburtshaus)

Schubert Museum (Schubert Gerburtshaus)

The son of a poor schoolmaster, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was born here in a house built earlier in that century. Many Schubert mementos are on view. You can also visit the house at…

Attraction / Staatsoper (State Opera)

Staatsoper (State Opera)

Opera is sacred in Vienna: When World War II was over, the city's top priority was the restoration of the heavily damaged Staatsoper. With the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit,…