Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Vienna, Austria
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8.7 km
200 m
Explore Vienna in Austria with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in ViennaIndividual Sights in ViennaSight 1: Palais Damian
Palais Damian is located in Vienna's 8th district of Josefstadt, Lange Gasse 53.
Sight 2: Denkmal der Exekutive
The Monument to the Executive is a memorial to the law enforcement employees killed in the line of duty and is located next to the Outer Castle Gate in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt. It was inaugurated in 2002 by Federal President Thomas Klestil.
Sight 3: Die Macht zu Lande
The Power on Land is a monumental wall fountain on the façade of the Michaelertrakt of the Hofburg on Michaelerplatz in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt. The fountain was designed by the sculptor Edmund von Hellmer, unveiled in 1897 and is a listed building. On the opposite side of Michaelerplatz is the fountain Macht zur See.
Sight 4: Café Central
Café Central is a traditional Viennese café located at Herrengasse 14 in the Innere Stadt first district of Vienna, Austria. The café occupies the ground floor of the former Bank and Stockmarket Building, today called the Palais Ferstel after its architect Heinrich von Ferstel.
Sight 5: Donaunixenbrunnen
The Danube Mermaid Fountain is a fountain in Vienna's 1st district.
Sight 6: mittelalterliche Synagoge
Vienna's medieval synagogue was first built around 1200 and later expanded. It formed the center of the Jewish community, the first Jewish settlement in Vienna. From the 13th to the 15th century, it was one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
Sight 7: Graben
The Graben is one of the most famous squares in Vienna's first district, the city center. It begins at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz next to the Palais Equitable, and ends at the junction of Kohlmarkt and Tuchlauben. Another street in the first district is called Tiefer Graben. It is crossed by Wipplinger Straße by means of the Hohe Brücke, a bridge about 10 meters (33 ft) above street level.
Sight 8: Palais Bartolotti-Partenfeld
The Palais Bartolotti-Partenfeld is a city-palace in central Vienna's 1st district, Inner City, on the corner of Graben and Dorotheergasse. It was originally built for the Bartolotti noble family and later bought by the Partenfeld family.
Sight 9: Palais Gatterburg
Palais Gatterburg is located in Vienna's 1st district, Dorotheergasse 12.
Sight 10: Lutherische Stadtkirche
The Lutheran City Church is a Lutheran church building in Innere Stadt, the first district of Vienna.
Sight 11: Palais Equitable
The Palais Equitable is an office building in Stock-im-Eisen-Platz in the Innere Stadt of Vienna, Austria, that was built in the 19th century for The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and that incorporates a Stock im Eisen on one corner.
Sight 12: Blutgasse
Blutgasse is located in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt. The area, called the Blood Alley District, is one of the oldest and most picturesque in the city.
Sight 13: Mozarthaus Vienna
Book Ticket*The Mozarthaus Vienna was Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787. The building is located in Vienna's Old Town, not far from St. Stephen's Cathedral, and is his only surviving Viennese residence. It is now a museum.
Sight 14: Heiligenkreuzerhof
The Heiligenkreuzerhof is a courtyard ensemble in Vienna's city centre. It is located between Schönlaterngasse and Grashofgasse and is now surrounded by a complex consisting of a monastery courtyard, prelature, chapel and apartment building. The two entrances at the other end of the building complex make it a passageway.
Sight 15: Kornhäuselturm
The Kornhäuselturm is a building built between 1825 and 1827 according to designs by Joseph Kornhäusel in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt. At the time of its construction, it was the tallest secular tower in Vienna. With a height of over 35 meters, it is the oldest high-rise building in Vienna according to the current Viennese building regulations.
Sight 16: Karmeliterkirche
The parish church of St. Josef is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 2nd district of Leopoldstadt on Karmeliterplatz. The parish is located in the Deanery 2/20 of the Vicariate Vienna City belonging to the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is subject to the patronal feast St. Joseph. The building is under monument protection.
Sight 17: Kleine Marxerbrücke
The Kleine Marxerbrücke is a bridge over the Vienna River and connects the two Viennese districts of Innere Stadt and Landstraße.
Sight 18: Austrian Museum of Applied Arts
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt. Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design, the museum especially focuses on architecture and contemporary art. The museum has been at its current location since 1871. Since 2004 the building is illuminated in the evenings by the permanent outdoor installation "MAKlite" of American artist James Turrell. In 2015 the MAK became the first museum to use bitcoin to acquire art, when it purchased the screensaver "Event listeners" of van den Dorpel. With over 300,000 objects displayed online, the MAK presents the largest online collection within the Austrian Federal Museums. The audio guide to this museum is provided as a web-based app.
Sight 19: Palais Erzherzog Albrecht
The Palais Erzherzog Albrecht is a palace in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt, Albertinaplatz / Augustinerstraße, and houses the Albertina Collection of Prints and Drawings.
Sight 20: Palais Schey von Koromla
Palais Schey von Koromla, also known as Palais Schey, is a Ringstraßenpalais building in Vienna, Austria.
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