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Category: Sightseeing - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Freyung 1, Vienna 1010
This odd shaped "square" takes its name from the term "a place of asylum." Indeed, in former times the monks granted fugitives the right of sanctuary. In the center of Freyung stands the Austria-Brunnen, a 19th-century fountain with allegorical figures that represent the four main rivers of the monarchy: the Danube,...
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Category: Art Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Schillerplatz 3, Vienna 1010
The Art Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts focuses on an important selection of works by the Old Masters. Hieronymus Bosch's impressive altarpiece triptych "Last Judgment" is the hallmark of this gallery. Flemish and Italian painters are well represented, and the collection includes works by Guardi, Rubens,...
Category: Science Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Seilerstaette 30, Vienna 1010
Just how a modern museum should be, and just what the city's great musical heritage deserves: a wonderful interactive tour through sound and music. Play the waltz-dice-game in the first floor's Vienna Philharmonic Museum. Get a new perspective on sound in the second floor's Sonosphere. On leaving the third floor, have...
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Haydngasse 19, Vienna 1060
Composer Joseph Haydn built this house in 1797 and lived here until his death in 1809. Haydn composed some of his finest works here, including "The Creation" and "The Seasons." The museum contains original manuscripts, copies of documents and scores, personal memorabilia, a piano and a clavichord. One room features...
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Arsenal, Objekt 1, Vienna 1030
The Military History Museum is situated in the Arsenal, a military complex that resembles a medieval-style fortress. Displays and exhibits are arranged in chronological order and feature historic weapons, artillery, armor, campaign maps, flags, standards, paintings of battle scenes, sculptures of the empire's famous...
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Heldenplatz, Neue Burg, Vienna 1010
One of the world's most extensive collections of weapons and armor of Europe's royal families since the 15th century. Everything from armored saddles to bags for carrying bows and arrows, early cannon to ornately decorated shields.
Category: Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Andreasgasse 7, Vienna 1070
This museum houses furnishings collected over the years by the Habsburg family. Cabinetwork from the Biedermeier era, furniture from the ceremonial drawing room of Prince Edward of Savoy, and models of the Laxenburg palace's bedrooms are among the royal treasures displayed. The 19th-century imperial throne is also on...
Category: Religious Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Karlsplatz, Vienna 1040
This enormous church was dedicated in gratitude to St. Charles Borromeo, patron saint of plague victims, whom Emperor Karl VI credited with delivering Vienna from its plight. Construction started in the early 18th century, and its unorthodox exterior is a collage of architectural elements showing influences from the...
Category: Religious Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Am Hof 7, Vienna 1010
This picturesque Catholic Church is dedicated to the Nine Choirs of the Angels. It was founded by the Carmelite friars near the end of the 14th century and now serves as a parish for the Croatian community. The Baroque façade is original and features a large balustrade balcony. An interesting high altar and...
Category: Art Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Karlsplatz 5, Vienna 1010
Styled in the manner of an Italian Renaissance palazzo, the entrance of this "House of Artists" is lined with marble statues of Velasquez, Raphael, da Vinci, Titian, Michelangelo and Rubens. The museum was founded by the Vienna Artists Society in the 19th century; its main house presents an eclectic mix of themed...
