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Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Category: Sightseeing - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Josefsplatz 1, Vienna 1010
The imperial court library became the Austrian National Library in 1920. The Prunksaal is the showpiece of the structure and the finest Baroque library in Europe. Paired marble columns frame the main room and bookcases line the walls. The collections consist of volumes from Prince Eugene's library, acquired during the...
Category: Historic Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Kegelgasse 34-38, Vienna 1080
This interesting example of low-income housing uses a mixture of architectural elements and materials. Glass, brick, ceramic and color are used to both individualize and to unify the exterior of each of the 50 apartments and the building as a whole. Sloping terraces and hanging gardens provide additional visual...
Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK)
Category: Art Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Stubenring 5, Vienna 1010
The city's Museum of Applied Arts includes magnificent collections of Austrian furniture and porcelain; sacramental fabrics and ornaments from a 13th-century Benedictine convent; Egyptian, Persian and Turkish carpets; and glass and furniture by design masters. An English language guided tour is available at noon on...
Category: Sightseeing - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Am Hof 1, Vienna 1010
Am Hof, the former site of Roman camps and medieval jousting tournaments, is the largest square in the city. It is lined with historic buildings and monuments, including the Mariensaeule (Column of Our Lady), which dates from the 17th century; the palatial 18th-century Markleinisches Haus; the Burgerliche Zeughaus,...
Category: Historic Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Linke Wienzeile 40, Vienna 1060
Wagner designed these two Jugendstil buildings at the end of the 19th century. They typify the style, which reacted against the centuries-long ornate traditions of the Hapsburg regime. The façades are decorated in colorful floral designs, molded sills and golden stucco. The Medallion House (#38) is divided into two...
Category: Historic Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Michaelerplatz 1, Vienna 1010
This Spanish Riding School is world-renowned for its famed Lipizzaner horses. Baroque music accompanies their demonstration of the equestrian art of "haute-ecole" dressage in a setting that is more ballroom than stable. Indeed, the riders are formally attired for an elegant gamut of movements that emphasize precision...
Category: Parks - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Prater Hauptallee, Vienna 1020
Originally the imperial hunting grounds, the meadow and woods along the Danube are now an enormous public park and a popular attraction. The park is divided into two sections. The first is the Wurstelprater, or funfair section, and features rides, booths and restaurants. Enjoy a ride on one of Vienna's most famous...
Category: Science Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Goldeggasse 19, Vienna 1040
This Burial Museum offers an interesting glimpse into the Viennese obsession with funeral rituals and objects. The impressive 18th-century wrought-iron grill at the entrance depicts a crowned skeleton. Displays include a widow's mourning attire; lanterns, staffs and liveries used by 17th-century pall-bearers; a coffin...
Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Wien
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Dorotheergasse 11, Vienna 1010
Housed in the Palais Eskeles, this museum features a study center, archives, a large library and three floors of exhibition space that document the important role Jews played in the financial, intellectual and cultural development of Europe. An interesting holographic display on the first floor features large glass...
Category: Art Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Museumsplatz 1, Vienna 1070
Hosts short-term exhibitions, but is most famous for its permanent exhibit: the Leopold Collection, 5000 works by modern Austrian artists collected over 5 decades by Rudolf and Elisabeth Leopold. Works by Austria's famous Vienna Secession artists, Klimt and Kokoschka, are displayed, and the museum holds the world's...
