Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Vienna, Austria
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Experience Vienna in Austria in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ViennaIndividual Sights in ViennaSight 1: Pfarrkirche St. Laurenz am Schottenfeld
The Schottenfeld Church, the parish church of St. Laurenz am Schottenfeld, is a Roman Catholic church in the 7th district of Vienna, Neubau, on Westbahnstraße, corner of Zieglergasse, in the district of Schottenfeld.
Sight 2: Evang. Auferstehungskirche
The Church of the Resurrection in Lindengasse is an Evangelical Lutheran church building in the 7th district of Vienna, Neubau at Lindengasse 44.
Sight 3: Renaissancetheater
The Renaissance Theatre is a Viennese theatre in Neubaugasse in the 7th district and currently serves as one of the venues for the Theater der Jugend. The theatre hall, for the installation of which the brothers Eduard and Emanuel Schweinburg were probably responsible, is located in a tenement house and has 667 seats. Since it is not an independent theatre building, it is often called the Renaissance stage.
Sight 4: KosmosTheater
The Kosmos Theater in Vienna is a production and performance venue at Siebensternplatz in Vienna's 7th district of Neubau.
Sight 5: Mariahilfer Kirche
The Church of Mariahilf is a Baroque parish church and the church of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf).
Sight 6: Stiftskaserne
The Stiftkasernne, officially Stiftkaserne General Spannocchi, named after the officer Emil Spannocchi, also Amtsgebäude Stiftgasse General Spannocchi, in the 7th district of Vienna, Neubau, is a military building in Vienna. It is located in Stiftgasse 2 – 2a, a side street of Mariahilfer Straße. On the initiative of Defence Minister Thomas Starlinger, the name was named after Emil Spannocchi on 27 January 2020.
Sight 7: Stiftskirche
The collegiate church "Zum heiligen Kreuz" is located at Mariahilfer Straße 24 in Vienna's 7th district Neubau, is part of the Stiftkaserne and has been the Roman Catholic Garrison Church of Vienna since 1921.
Sight 8: Fillgraderstiege
The Fillgraderstiege is a staircase in the sixth district of Vienna, Mariahilf. It was built from 1905 to 1907 and designed by Max Hegele, a student of Victor Luntz and Carl Hasenauer, in an Art Nouveau style to connect the two streets, Fillgradergasse and Theobaldgasse.
Sight 9: Alfred-Grünwald-Park
With around 9,000 m², Alfred Grünwald Park is the second largest park in Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf.
Sight 10: Secession
The Secession Building is an exhibition hall in Vienna, Austria. It was completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, a group of rebel artists that seceded from the long-established fine art institution.
Sight 11: Schillerpark
Schillerplatz is a square in Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria.
Sight 12: Friedrich Schiller
The Schiller Monument in honour of the poet Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) is located on Schillerplatz in front of the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna's 1st district of Innere Stadt.
Sight 13: Gänsemädchenbrunnen
The Gänsemädchenbrunnen is a listed fountain on the Rahlstiege in Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf.
Sight 14: Leopold Museum
Get Ticket*The Leopold Museum, housed in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, Austria, is home to one of the largest collections of modern Austrian art, featuring artists such as Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Richard Gerstl.
Sight 15: Kunsthalle Wien
Kunsthalle Wien is the city of Vienna's institution for international contemporary art and discourse with two locations, in the Museumsquartier and at Karlsplatz. Kunsthalle Wien does not have a collection of its own, but instead dedicates its changing solo and thematic exhibitions to art and its relations to social change. It produces exhibitions, researches art practices, and supports local and international artists. It seeks to ground its knowledge of international contemporary art in and for Vienna, and advocates for the usefulness of artistic thinking in the wider public sphere.
Sight 16: Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
Mumok is a museum in the Museumsquartier in Vienna, Austria.
Sight 17: MuseumsQuartier
The Museumsquartier (MQ) is an area of 9 ha in the 7th district of the city of Vienna, Austria.
Sight 18: Burggarten
The Burggarten is a public park on Vienna's Ringstrasse.
Sight 19: Goethe
The Goethe Monument is a monument in honor of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Vienna and is located on the corner of Opernring and Goethegasse in the 1st district of Innere Stadt. The monument, designed by Edmund von Hellmer, was unveiled on December 15, 1900. On the opposite side of the Ringstrasse, on Schillerplatz, is the Schiller Monument, which was erected in 1876.
Sight 20: Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is a historic opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll, and designs by Josef Hlávka. The opera house was inaugurated as the "Vienna Court Opera" in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. It became known by its current name after the establishment of the First Austrian Republic in 1921. The Vienna State Opera is the successor of the old Vienna Court Opera. The new site was chosen and the construction paid by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1861.
Sight 21: House of Music
Get Ticket*The Haus der Musik in Vienna opened in 2000, and is the first museum of sound and music in Austria. Across an exhibition space of 54,000 sq. ft., a range of hi-tech interactive and multimedia presentations introduce the world of music, from the earliest human use of instruments to the music of the present day.
Sight 22: Palais Erzherzog Carl-Ypsilanti
The Palais Erzherzog Carl is located in the 1st district of Vienna, Innere Stadt, Seilerstätte 30.
Sight 23: Kursalon Hübner
Kursalon is a music hall in Vienna, designed by Johann Garben in the style of the Italian Renaissance and built between 1865 and 1867.
Sight 24: Palais Larisch-Mönnich
The Palais Larisch-Mönnich is a family palace that was completed on behalf of the large landowner Johann Graf Larisch-Moennich in 1868. It is in the 1st Vienna district of inner city on the corner of Johannesgasse 26/Lorrainerstrasse 13. Today the Iraqi embassy is housed in the Palais.
Sight 25: Johann Strauss Monument
The Johann Strauss Monument is located in Vienna's Stadtpark and is one of the most photographed monuments in Vienna. It was erected in memory of the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss (son) next to the Kursalon Hübner. His naming is based on the spelling of his family name as Strauss, which was common at the time of its construction.
Sight 26: Stadtpark
The Stadtpark in Vienna, Austria is a large municipal park that extends from the Ringstraße in the Innere Stadt first district up to the Heumarkt in the Landstraße third district. The park is divided in two sections by the Wienfluss, and has a total surface area of 65,000 square metres. Scattered throughout the park are statues of famous Viennese artists, writers, and composers, including Hans Canon, Emil Jakob Schindler, Johann Strauss II, Franz Schubert, and Anton Bruckner. The opulent Kursalon building on Johannesgasse, with its broad terrace that reaches into the park, is the site of popular waltz concerts.
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