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Category: Religious Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Petersplatz, Vienna 1010
The tall dome of this late Baroque structure is the hallmark of the church's simple exterior. Every detail of the interior decoration is wonderfully lavish and includes marvelous examples of altarpieces, frescoes, sculptures, stuccowork, and a beautiful trompe l'oeil painting in the choir's dome.
Category: Parks - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Rathauplatz, Vienna 1010
This city hall park features a line of statues on either side of the avenue that divides it in two. An array of fountains and benches are scattered throughout the leafy grounds. Open-air concerts are held here in the summer; the opening of the Vienna Festival and the Life Ball are annually staged here in May; and...
Sammlung Alter Musikinstrumente
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Neue Burg, Heldenplatz, Vienna 1010
On display at this museum are rare and exquisite musical instruments dating from the early 16th century, a collection of the finest musical instruments from the Renaissance era, and pianos that once belonged to Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. A network of headphones allows visitors to hear musical excerpts that relate...
Category: Sightseeing - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Hofburg, Schweizerhof, Vienna 1010
The Treasury houses the royal emblems of the Habsburgs and the sacred relics of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire. The emblems include a 14th-century scepter and orb, and an 18th-century mantle woven in gold and silver. The imperial crown is the finest piece of jewelry in the collection of the Holy Roman Germanic Empire...
Category: History Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Nussdorfer Strasse 54, Vienna 1090
Franz Schubert was born in this apartment in 1797. It served as his home until age five, when he became a member of the Vienna Boys Choir. The two-room apartment overlooks the inner courtyard and is typical of Biedermeier styling. It remains largely unchanged to this day. The composer's manuscripts, along with...
Category: Parks - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Schönbrunner Schloss Strasse, Vienna 1130
Stroll though the Baroque gardens and walkways and see the fountains, the faux Roman ruins, and the obelisk fountain. The gardens were originally established by French designer Jean Trehet in the late 17th century and greatly extended under the reign of Maria Theresa and Josef II. Arbors, greenery and formal...
Category: Art Museums - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Friedrichstrasse 12, Vienna 1010
This pavilion was built to house the works of artists who turned away from conservative academic aesthetics and formed the Secession Movement during the late 19th century. The entrance is topped with an openwork dome comprised of 3000 gilt bay leaves, affectionately referred to as the "golden cabbage." The permanent...
Category: Historic Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Friedrichstrasse 12, Vienna 1010
This pavilion was built to house the works of artists who turned away from conservative academic aesthetics and formed the Secession Movement during the late 19th century. The entrance is topped with an openwork dome comprised of 3000 gilt bay leaves and affectionately referred to as the "golden cabbage." The...
Category: Historic Sites - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Berggasse 19, Vienna 1090
Sigmund Freud lived and treated patients at this address from 1891 to 1938, when he left for London to flee from the Nazis. The museum occupies the apartment and includes many of the antiques the psychoanalyst collected during his lifetime, including all of the waiting room furniture. Glass cases containing letters,...
Category: Parks - Vienna Attractions & Activities
Address: Universitaetstrasse / Waehringerstrasse, Vienna
Originally called the Votivpark and laid out in the 1870s as part of the building project of the Votivkirche, this park was renamed Sigmund Freud Park in 1961. It features a ring of trees planted in March 1997 by the European Union to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Each tree is a different genus and represents a...
