WHAT Architect WHERE Notes

Zone 1: Innere Stadt

*** Austrian Postal

Savings Bank Otto Wagner

Haupteingang Georg

Coch-Platz 2

Built in 1906 as the headquarters of the Österreichische

Postsparkasse (P.S.K.) bank, formerly the k.k. Postsparcassen-Amt

(Imperial-Royal Postal Savings Office). The building is regarded as an

important early work of modern architecture, representing Wagner's

first move away from Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism. Through the

main entrance at Georg-Coch-Platz the visitor ascends a flight of

stairs to the grand Kassenhalle, where customer services are located.

The main hall is thus effectively on the first floor. The hall is

designed like an atrium, with a large glass skylight allowing natural

light to enter the heart of the building at all times.

Mon-Fri (8am-3pm), Thu (8am-5.30pm)

*** University of Applied

Arts Vienna

Oskar Kokoschka-

Platz 2, 1010 Wien

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is an arts university and

institution of higher education. It was closely associated with the

Österreichischen Museums für Kunst und Industrie (Imperial Royal

Austrian Museum of Art and Industry, today known as the MAK). It

was the first school of its kind on the continent. In 1941 it became

an institution of higher education. Famous artists such as Gustav

Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac,

Jil Sander, Pipilotti Rist, Matteo Thun, F. Valentiny, H Markl and Stefan

Sagmeister were part of the university's staff or student body.

*** MAK Museum

Stubenring 5

The MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art is

one of the most important museums of its kind worldwide. Founded as

the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Industry in 1863,

today’s museum—with its unique collection of applied arts and as a

first-class address for contemporary art—can boast an incomparable

identity. Fun fact: it was the first museum to acquire art work using

the cryptocurrency bitcoin. General admission €12, €10 students, €5.

Tue 6-10pm Wed-Sun (10am-6pm), Tue (10am-10pm)

* Office Extension in

Vienna Coop Himmelb(l)au

Biberstrasse +

Falkestrasse

The remodelling is an edition to a pre-existing traditional Viennese

building. The law firm clients, Schuppich, Sporn, Winischhofer required

more space in which Coop Himmelblau went up and out. The remodelling

design commenced in 1983, with the final construction concluding in

late 1988. The extension consists of a 90m2 conference room beneath

the major wing along with additional offices and reception further into

the roof space, the main element being a central conference-

room. The rooftop extension has been described by architectural

theorist Charles Jencks as “a riotous melange of twisted and warped

shapes which resembles a dead pterodactyl that has crash-landed on

the roof”.

**

Dominikanerkirche

Jacopo Spacio,

Cipriano Biasino,

Carpoforo Tencala,

Antonio Canevale

Postgasse 4A

Originally built in 1237 as as the Church of St. Maria Rotunda, an

early Baroque parish church and minor basilica. This church was

heavily damaged during the first siege of Vienna by the Turkish army

in 1529. The choir was demolished and the nave was partly taken

down. The building became more and more dilapidated during the next

period. In 1631 the Dominicans started to build a new oblong church

with a dome, following the plan of Jacopo Tencala. Mon-Sun (7am-7pm)

**** Jesuitenkirche Andrea Pozzo Doktor-Ignaz-Seipel-

Platz 1

Built in 1627 as a Jesuit Church. In 1703, Brother Andrea Pozzo, S.J.,

an architect, painter, and sculptor, and a master in the quadratura,

was requested by Emperor Leopold I to redecorate the church. He

added twin towers and reworked the façade in an early Baroque style

with narrow horizontal and vertical sections. The design of the

windows, narrow niches (with statues), and the small central part of

the façade deviate from the Baroque style of the towers. Pozzo died

unexpectedly in 1709, just before he was to move to Venice, and was

buried in the church. Mon-Sun (7am-6pm)

** Mozarthaus Vienna Domgasse 5

The Mozarthaus Vienna was Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787.

This building in Vienna's Old Town is his only surviving Viennese

residence and is now a museum. Today the Mozarthaus presents

information about the composer in combination with historical exhibits

and audio-visual installations, while the basement contains an events

hall co-financed by the EU. General admission €11, €9 students.

Mon-Sun (10am-7pm)

***** St. Stephen's

Cathedral Stephansplatz 3

Built in 1511 as the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese

of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna and stands on

the ruins of two earlier churches. Its massive south tower is its

highest point and a dominant feature of the Vienna skyline. Inside the

cathedral are the tombs of Prince Eugene of Savoy, commander of

the Imperial forces during the War of the Spanish Succession in the

Chapel of The Cross (northwest corner of the cathedral) and of

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. The South Tower is affectionately

called ‘Steffl’ by the Viennese and is one of Vienna’s main landmarks.

343 steps lead you up to the ‘Türmerstube’, from where you will

enjoy a wonderful view over the entire city. General admission €5.

Mon-Sat (6am-10pm)

** Haas House Hans Hollein Stock-im-Eisen-Platz

Built in 1990 as a retail and a restaurant building. The building is

considered controversial owing to its contrast with the adjacent

Stephansdom cathedral. At the top you can enjoy a spectacular view

of St. Stephen's Cathedral at a beautiful coffee shop and restaurant.

Restaurant Mon-Sun (12-3pm/6pm-12am)

* Bestsäule Statue Matthias Rauchmüller Graben

Built in 1693 as a Holy Trinity column after the Great Plague epidemic

of 1679. In 1683, Matthias Rauchmiller was commissioned to do the

marble works, but he died in 1686 and only left a few angel figures.

Several new designs followed, among others by Johann Bernhard

Fischer von Erlach, who designed the sculptures at the base of the

column. Finally, the project management was assigned to Paul Strudel,

who based his work on the concept of theatre engineer Lodovico

Burnacini.

***** Peterskirche Johann Lukas von

Hildebrandt Petersplatz 6

Built in 1733 as a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church. The oldest

church building (of which nothing remains today) dates back to the

Early Middle Ages, and there is speculation that it could be the oldest

church in Vienna. The design was inspired by the St. Peter's Basilica

of the Vatican in Rome. Due to the confinement of available space, it

was built in a very compact form, with its oval interior housing an

astonishing amount of space and rectangular attachments. The

turreted dome was mainly designed by Matthias Steinl, who was also

responsible for the interior decoration and the pews with their

fabulous cherubic heads. The frescoes were originally painted by the

famous Italian Andrea Pozzo, whose paintings were removed after his

death. Mon-Sun (9am-6.30pm)

**** Kärntner Straße Kärntner Straße

Kärntner Straße is the most famous shopping street in central Vienna.

It runs from the Stephansplatz out to the Wiener Staatsoper at

Karlsplatz on the Ringstraße. The first record of Kärntner Straße is

from 1257, as Strata Carintianorum, which refers to its importance as

a trade route to the southern province of Carinthia.

** Capuchin Church Johann Aman

and Johann Höhne Tegetthoffstraße 2

The Imperial Crypt also called the Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft) is

a burial chamber beneath the Capuchin Church and monastery, founded

in 1618. Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt has been the principal place of

entombment for members of the House of Habsburg. The most recent

entombment was in 2011. The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five

heart urns range in style from puritan plain to exuberant rococo. The

official name of the church is Church of Saint Mary of the Angels,

but it is commonly known in Vienna as the Capuchin Church.

Mon-Sun (10am-6pm)

*** Ronacher Theatre Seilerstätte 9

The original objective of the two was to build a theatre for a non-

noble audience that was not affected by social and political censorship

and that worked in direct competition to the Imperial Burgtheater and

other stages of the "official" Austria. The Wiener Stadttheater was

opened in 1872. Twelve years later, in 1884, the building burnt down

completely. The ruins were purchased by a gentleman called Anton

Ronacher in 1886. Therefore, the Ronacher - after being re-built in

historicist style in 1888 - was re-opened as a concert- and ball venue.

It was associated with a hotel and got not only electric light, but

also a ball room, a conservatory and "promandes" where visitors could

amble. Check performances https://www.musicalvienna.at/de/die-

theater/ronacher

** Maltese Church Kärntner Str. 37

The first church on this site is mentioned in 1217, as a "House of the

Prueder of the Order of Saint John", a commandry to care and support

crusaders. The current building was built in 1806 as a Roman Catholic

Gothic church. The Order ran into financial trouble after the First

World War and in 1933 had to sell the church and the Johanneshof,

and the church was given over to other uses within a historical

preservation order. It was bought back in 1960 and restored in stages

in 1968, 1972 and 1983-84, finishing with a general restoration in 1998.

Mon-Sun (7am-6pm)

** St. Anna's Church Christoph Tausch Annagasse 3B

Built in 1320 as a church and has been administered by the Oblates

of St. Francis de Sales since 1906. A relic of Saint Anne—her right

hand—is kept in a rich Baroque setting and exhibited every year on

July 26. St. Anne's Church is famous for its frescos of Daniel

Gran. St. Anne's chapel existed since 1320. In 1518, the Gothic church

was consecrated on the occasion of Saint Anne's Day (26 July). The

church was administered first by the Poor Clare Sisters, then by the

Jesuits. Between 1629 and 1634, the Jesuits started the Baroquisation

of the Gothic church. After a fire in 1747, Pozzo's pupil Christoph

Tausch transformed it into late baroque using trompe l'oeil techniques.

Mon-Sun (7am-7pm)

* Haus der Musik Seilerstätte 30

The Haus der Musik is located in the Palace of Archduke Charles,

where Otto Nicolai, founder of the Vienna Philharmonic, lived around

150 years ago. It opened again in 2000, and is the first museum of

sound and music in Austria. Across an exhibition space, 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. General admission €13, €9 students.

Mon-Sun (10am-10pm)

*

Fashion TV Café

Soehne & Partner

Architekten

The first LOVE F CAFÉ is placed at the formerly most exclusive and

prominent corner in Vienna - the "SIRK-corner". The Café, owned by

TV cannel Fashion-TV, is set in the middle of the broad entry into

the traditional Viennese city center, succeeding in striking a bridge

between modernity and tradition. LOVE F CAFÉ is not only a coffee

shop, it is also a place of bundled media presence and the extravagant

embodiment of Fashion TV. Mon-Sun (11am-4am)

* Albertina Passage Soehne & Partner

Architekten

Operring 1

Built in 2011 as a restaurant. The main challenge at Albertina Passage

was to recreate an abandoned pedestrian underpass at the very

center of Vienna into a modern dinner club for up to 300 people. The

target was to design a club that is suitable for an elegant dinner as

well as for a big party night. Hence, the design includes live music, a

restaurant and a lounge. Tue-Sat (6pm-4am)

*** Hotel Motel One BEHF architects Elisabethstraße 5,

1010 Wien

At the end of February 2015, the successful budget design hotel chain

Motel One opened a branch with 400 rooms near the Vienna State

Opera. BEHF Architects planned and provided advice during the

restoration and redesign of the landmarked ensemble of buildings in

the first municipal district of Vienna. Two adjoining six-storey

buildings from the period of promoterism were united. An innovative

design of the inner courtyard’s facade was combined with specific

facilities to channel the daylight.

***** State Opera House

August Sicard von

Sicardsburg and

Eduard van der Nüll

Opernring 2

Built in 1869 as an opera house. The Ministry of the Interior had

commissioned a number of reports into the availability of certain

building materials, with the result that stones long not seen in Vienna

were used, such as Wöllersdorfer Stein. The building was, however,

not very popular with the public. On the one hand, it did not seem as

grand as the Heinrichshof, a private residence which was destroyed

in World War II (and replaced in 1955 by the Opernringhof). Eduard van

der Nüll committed suicide, and barely ten weeks later Sicardsburg

died from tuberculosis so neither architect saw the completion.

***** Albertina Museum Louis de Montoyer

and Joseph Kornhäusl Albertinaplatz 1

The Albertina was erected on one of the last remaining sections of

the fortifications of Vienna, the Augustinian Bastion. Originally, the

Hofbauamt (Court Construction Office), which had been built in the

17th century, stood in that location. In 1744 it was refurbished by

the director of the Hofbauamt, Emanuel Teles Count Silva-Tarouca,

to become his palace; it was therefore also known as Palais

Taroucca. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms

in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1

million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works,

photographs and architectural drawings. General admission €16, €11

students under 26.

* Palais Pallavicini

Johann Ferdinand

Hetzendorf von

Hohenberg

Josefsplatz 5

Built in 1784 as a Neoclassical palace and is owned by the noble

Pallavicini family. The interior rooms are richly gilded and decorated

with stucco, crystal chandeliers and mirrors. The elaborately-inlaid

parquet floors are made out of expensive woods. The palace can be

rented for special occasions, including conferences, concerts, wedding

receptions and other events. The Palais Pallavicini was used in the

1949 film The Third Man as the location for Harry's apartment.

Mon-Sun (9am-11.30)

**** St. Michael's Church Habsburgergasse 12

Built in 1240 as one of the oldest churches in Vienna. The interior of

the church consists of a nave and two aisles that have conserved

the ancient Gothic structure. St. Michael's is famous for its

Michaelergruft, a large crypt located underneath the church. Due to

the special climatic conditions and constant temperature in the crypt,

more than 4000 corpses were kept well preserved. Hundreds of

mummified corpses, some still in burial finery or with a wig, are on

display, some in open coffins, adorned with flowers or skulls, others

decorated with Baroque paintings or with vanitas symbols. The most

famous among them is Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782), the most famous

writer of opera librettos of the baroque era. Mon-Sat (11am-1pm)

**** Looshaus Adolf Loos Michaelerplatz 3

The Looshaus in Vienna (also known as the Goldman & Salatsch

Building) is regarded as one of the most important structures built

in the Wiener Moderne. The building marks the rejection of historicism,

as well as the ornaments used by the Wiener Secession. Adolf Loos

received the assignment in 1909, and the building was finished in 1910.

Upon opening, its appearance shocked Vienna's citizens, since their

overall taste was still very much historically oriented. Because of the

lack of ornaments on the façade, people called it the 'house without

eyebrows'. Mon-Wed, Fri (9am-3pm), Thu (9am-5.30pm)

***** Hofburg Imperial

Palace Filiberto Luchese Michaelerkuppel

Built in the 13th century and expanded in the centuries since, as the

former imperial palace. Numerous architects have executed work at

the Hofburg as it expanded, notably the Italian architect-engineer

Filiberto Luchese (the Leopoldischiner Trakt), Lodovico Burnacini and

Martino and Domenico Carlone, the Baroque architects Lukas von

Hildebrandt and Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach (the

Reichschancelry Wing and the Winter Riding School), Johann Fischer

von Erlach (the library), and the architects of the grandiose Neue

Burg built between 1881 and 1913. Don't miss the Imperial Treasury of

Vienna. General admission €15, €14 students. Mon-Sun (9am-5.30pm)

***** Austrian National

Library

Johann Bernhard

Fischer von Erlach

Josefsplatz 1

Built in 1730 as the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items

in its various collections. Unfortunately, Johann Bernhard died in 1723,

the year that construction works started, and so the building was

completed by his son Josef Emmanuel. The ceiling frescoes were

completed in 1730 by the court painter Daniel Gran. Founded by the

Habsburgs, the library was originally called the Imperial Court Library

the change to the current name occurred in 1920. The library complex

includes four museums, as well as multiple special collections and

archives. Absolutely amazing interior.

Tue (2-6pm), Wed-Sun (10am-6pm)

***** Neue Burg Museums Heldenplatz

The Neue Burg is home to the three Neue Burg Museums. The

Sammlung Alter Musik Instrumente (Collection of Ancient Musical

Instruments) contains instruments in all shapes, sizes and tones. The

Ephesos Museum features artifacts from Ephesus and Samothrace

donated (some say ‘lifted’) by the sultan in 1900 after a team of

Austrian archaeologists excavated Ephesus in Turkey. Last but not

least is the Hofjägd und Rüstkammer (Arms and Armour) museum, with

a fine collection of ancient armour dating mainly from the 15th and

16th centuries. Admission includes both the Kunsthistorisches Museum

and the Neue Burg museums. General admission €16.

Tue-Sun (10am-6pm), Thu (10am-9pm)

*** Mozart Statue Viktor Tilgner Josefsplatz 1

This monument of Mozart built in 1896 is situated inside the

Burggarten (Imperial Palace Gardens). The monument, which was

originally erected at Augustinerplatz but moved to the Burggarten in

1953 shows Mozart on a pedestal surrounded by putti and musical

instruments. Reliefs refer to Mozart's famous opera 'Don Giovanni'.

***** Kunsthistorisches

Museum

Gottfried Semper and

Karl Freiherr von

Hasenauer

Maria-Theresien-Platz

Built in 1891 as the Museum of Art History. The two Ringstraße

museums were commissioned by the Emperor in order to find a suitable

shelter for the Habsburgs' formidable art collection and to make it

accessible to the general public. The façade was built of sandstone.

The building is rectangular in shape, and topped with a dome that is

60 meters high. The inside of the building is lavishly decorated with

marble, stucco ornamentations, gold-leaf, and paintings. General

admission €16, €12 students. Tue-Sun (10am-6pm), Thu (10am-9pm)

** Museum of Natural

History

Gottfried Semper and

Carl Hasenauer Burgring 7

Built in 1889 as The Imperial Natural History Museum. The history of

the Natural History Museum Vienna is shaped by the passion for

collecting of renowned monarchs, the endless thirst for knowledge of

famous scientists, and the spirit of adventure of travelling

researchers. The museum is home to world-famous and unique objects,

such as the 29,500-year-old Venus of Willendorf, the Steller’s sea

cow that became extinct over 200 years ago, and enormous dinosaur

skeletons. General admission €12, €7 students.

Thu-Mon (9am-6.30pm), Wed (9am-9pm)

** Palais Epstein Theophil Freiherr von

Hansen

Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring

1, 1010 Wien

Palais Epstein was built for the industrialist and banker Gustav Ritter

von Epstein. Unlike traditional Baroque noble palaces in Vienna, Palais

Epstein was built in the late 19th century and is therefore considered

a Ringstraßenpalais. It is up to five storeys high and built in the neo-

renaissance style typical of its time. Following the Gründerkrach

("Founders' Crash", the 9 May 1873 crash of the Vienna Stock

Exchange), Epstein had to sell the palais to the Imperial Continental

Gas Association, an English gas company, to avoid bankruptcy. In 1902

it was acquired by the State and used as domicile of the

Administrative Court. After a thorough refurbishment, it has been a

branch of nearby parliament ever since. A permanent exhibition about

the history of the palais and its owners has been set up in the

basement, and there are guided tours of the bel étage (first floor),

which has been restored to its original state. Free admission.

Saturday (10.30am-1.30pm)

**** Ringstrasse Road

Schottenring, Universi

tätsring,

Dr.-Karl-Renner-

Ring, Burgring, Opernri

ng, Kärntner

Ring, Schubertring, Pa

rkring and Stubenring

Constructed in the mid-19th century as a circular ring road

surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna after the dismantling

of the city fortification walls. In 1850, the suburbs or Vorstädte

(today the Districts II to IX) were incorporated into the municipality,

which made the city walls an impediment to traffic. During the

following years, a large number of opulent public and private buildings

were erected. Sigmund Freud was known to take a daily recreational

walk around the Ring. It is designated by UNESCO as part of Vienna's

World Heritage Site

***** Volksgarten Volksgarten

Opened in 1823 as the Volksgarten (People's Garden), a public

park. The park was built over the city fortifications that were

destroyed by Napoleon in 1809. At the center of the park stands the

neoclassical Theseus Temple by Pietro di Nobile, completed in 1821.

This small-scale replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens was

originally designed to house Antonio Canova's Theseus sculpture. The

Cortisches coffee house was built between 1820 and 1823, also by

Peter Nobile. Austrian Romantic composers Johann Strauss I and

Joseph Lanner performed here. The Cafè Meirei was built in 1890,

originally as a water reservoir.

***** Austrian Parliament Theophil Hansen Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring

3

Built in 1883 to house the two chambers of the Imperial Council

(Reichsrat). Up to today, the Parliament Building is the seat of the

two houses—the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council

(Bundesrat)—of the Austrian legislature. Hansen was honored by

Emperor Franz Joseph with the title of Freiherr (Baron) after its

completion. Following heavy damage and destruction in World War II,

most of the interior has been restored to its original splendour. The

Parliament Building is the site of important state ceremonies, most

notably the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Austria and

the state speech on National Day each October 26. Parliamentary

offices spill over into nearby buildings, such as the Palais Epstein.

Mon-Fri (8.30am-6.30pm), Sat (9am-5pm)

***** Rathaus Friedrich von Schmidt Friedrich-Schmidt-

Platz 1

Built in 1883 as the city hall of Vienna. It houses the office of the

Mayor of Vienna as well as the chambers of the city council and

Vienna Landtag diet. The design of the richly adorned facade is

modeled on the Gothic architecture of Flemish and Brabant secular

buildings like the Brussels Town Hall. It features five towers including

the central tower. The park between the building and the Burgtheater

was designed by Hermann Rudolph Siebeck, who was also responsible

for the eight statues in the central road leading to the main entrance.

Before they got to the park, these statues were placed on a bridge

on today′s Karlsplatz in front of the Karlskirche Church. Once the

Wien River was covered, there was no need for a bridge anymore.

Mon-Fri (8am-6pm)

***** Burgtheater Karl von Hasenauer Universitätsring 2

Built in 1741 as the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna because

Empress Maria Theresa of Austria wanted a theatre next to her

palace. Three Mozart operas premiered there: Die Entführung aus dem

Serail (1782), Le nozze di Figaro (1786) and Così fan tutte (1790). The

theatre was moved to a new building at the Ringstraße on 1888 by

Gottfried Semper and Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer. In 1945 the

Burgtheater was largely destroyed in a bombing raid, and, one month

later it was further damaged by a fire of unknown origin. After the

war, the theatre was restored between 1953 and 1955. Check

performances http://www.burgtheater.at/

**** Minoritenkirche Jacobus Parisiensis Minoritenplatz 2A

Built in 1350 as a church built in French Gothic style and used as a

mausoleum in the 14th and 15th centuries. The whole building follows

the pattern of French Cathedral architecture. The building masters

are unknown; however, it is commonly attributed to Jacobus

Parisiensis, Fra Giacomo of Paris, who was confessor Duke Albrecht

II. The top of its belltower was damaged during the first Austro-

Turkish war, rebuilt, then again destroyed again during the second

Austro-Turkish war; the top was then replaced by a flat roof. The

Church is the subject of Adolf Hitler's most renowned work of art, a

watercolor painted in 1910. The painting is mentioned several times in

the novel Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut. Mon-Sun (8am-6pm)

** Beethoven

Pasqualatihaus Mölker Bastei 8

The "Pasqualatihaus", named after its owner Josef Benedikt Baron

Pasqualati, was built in the eighteenth century. Altogether Ludwig van

Beethoven worked in Vienna for thirty-five years. Thereof he spent

eight years living in this apartment on the fourth floor. The

spectacular view over the then still undeveloped site of the

fortification approaches towards the northern and north-western

suburbs of Vienna kept drawing the composer back to Mölker Bastei

after his various short stays in the country. General admission €5,

students €4. Free entry on the first Sunday of each month.

Tue- Sun (10am-1pm/2-6pm)

*** Schottenstift

Monastery

Andrea d'Allio the

Younger and

Silvestro Carlone

Freyung 6 A

Built in 1155 as a Roman Catholic monastery. The museum has been

reinstalled twice in recent history, in 1994/95 and in 2004/5. It

contains, among other notable items, the Schottenmeisteraltar from

ca. 1470, which is not only a significant work of late Gothic art, but

also an important historical source, on account of its views of the

city. The museum has been reinstalled twice in recent history, in

1994/95 and in 2004/5. It contains, among other notable items, the

Schottenmeisteraltar from ca. 1470, which is not only a significant

work of late Gothic art, but also an important historical source, on

account of its views of the city. General admission €8, concessions

€6. Museum: Fri-Sat (11am-5pm)

*** Länderbank Otto Wagner Hohenstaufengasse 3

Built in 1884 as a bank. While the building looks to be neo-classical

at first glance, the overall spatial concept, the treatment of walls,

structural elements, and the resolution of the materials at the detail

level are distinctively different. This building was one of his first

steps toward modernism. The facade reminds of a Renaissance Italian

palazzo.

**** Mariensäule Carlo Carlone Am Hof

Marian Column, built in 1667, was commissioned by the Holy Roman

Emperor Ferdinand III to thank Mary for repelling the Swedish forces

during the Thirty Years' War. The black column, topped with a statue

of the Virgin Mary, is surrounded by four cherubs clad in armour. The

four putti are each depicted fighting a different beast, symbolizing

the city's overcoming of adversities: war represented by the lion,

pestilence by the cockatrice, hunger or famine by the dragon and

heresy by the serpent. The figure was originally located in the

Frauenkirche. Mariensäule (Munich) was the 1st column of this type

built north of the Alps and inspired erecting other Marian columns in

this part of Europe.

***** Judenplatz Schoa

Memorial Rachel Whiteread

Built in 2000 as an Holocaust Memorial. The memorial is a steel and

concrete construction with a base measuring 10 x 7 meters and a

height of 3.8 meters. The outside surfaces of the volume are cast

library shelves turned inside out. The spines of the books are facing

inwards and are not visible, therefore the titles of the volumes are

unknown and the content of the books remains unrevealed. The

memorial can be understood as an appreciation of Judaism as a religion

of the "book"; however, it also speaks of a cultural space of memory

and loss created by the genocide of the European Jews.

*** Maria am Gestade

Church Salvatorgasse 12

Built in 1414 as one of the oldest churches in the city and one of the

few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in the Vienna. The

church is associated with the Czech community in Vienna. Located in

the Innere Stadt at Salvatorgasse 12, near the Donaukanal, the church

was traditionally used by sailors on the Danube river. The name

reflects the former location on the Fluvial terrace of an arm of the

Danube river, prior to its regulation. The church was restored in 1900

and again in 1930, mainly involving the figures in the portico.

Mon-Sun (7am-6pm)

***** St. Rupert's Church Ruprechtspl. 1

Built in 740 as the oldest church in the city. However, there is

currently some debate whether the Ruprechtskirche is truly the

oldest church in Vienna. Discoveries of old foundations under the St.

Peter's Church and old graves under the St. Stephen's Cathedral have

disputed the certainty of this label. The oldest bells in Vienna are

located in the church, dating from around 1280. The oldest glass

window panes (dating from approximately 1370) can be found in the

church. They depict a crucified Christ and the Madonna with baby. The

ivy-covered church has been rebuilt and altered many times in its

history. In 1276, it was damaged by fire and modified. The choir dates

from the 13th century, while the southern nave dates from the 15th

century. In 1622, it was redecorated in Baroque style. It was also

somewhat damaged by shellfire during World War II and affected by

the demolition of the nearby ruins of another building. In the middle

of the apse, there are two Romanesque stained-glass windows.

Mon-Sun (7am-6pm)

** Ankeruhr Franz von Matsch Hoher Markt 10-11

The Anchor Clock was built between 1911 and 1917 and is located on

the oldest square of Vienna 'Hoher Markt' and represents a typical

Art Nouveau design. The clock forms a bridge between two parts of

the Anker Insurance Company's building. The clock itself is adorned

with mosaic ornaments. In the course of 12 hours, twelve historical

figures or pairs of figures move across the bridge among them Joseph

Haydn, medieval lyricist Walther von der Vogelweide, Empress Maria

Theresa and Prince Eugen of Savoya. Every day at noon, all figures

parade accompanied by music from the various eras.

*** Hotel Topazz BWM Architekten Lichtensteg 3

The new Topazz design hotel, built in 2012, can be likened to a

glistening, dark-coloured gemstone. Its brown mosaic façade, which

absorbs and reflects the natural light, ensures that this building –

on one of Vienna’s smallest building sites – is a real eye-catcher.

The design, is characterised by striking elliptical window openings that

jut out slightly. In this way, the exterior and interior spaces engage

in close dialogue and complement each other. The idea with the

portholes was born partly out of a lack of space – with the aim of

making the best possible use of the 153 square metres of site area.

***** Griechenkirche zur

heiligen

Dreifaltigkeit

Peter Müllner

and Theophil Hansen Fleischmarkt 13

Built in 1861 at the behest of the Greek community, the interior of

Vienna’s main Greek Orthodox church is a glittering blaze of Byzantine

designs. A ceiling fresco depicting the prophets surrounded by swirls

of gold is augmented by a high altar of 13 panels – each of which

features sparkling gilding – and a doorway to the inner sanctum. The

current building is a Byzantine Revival re-design of the Mollner

building by Danish-Austrian neo-classic architect Theophil Hansen built

in 1861. The elaborately ornamented sanctuary shows a stylish

allusion to Baroque church architecture typical of southern Germany

and Austria. A number of frescoes for the facade and vestibule were

commissioned from the Austrian painter and art professor Carl Rahl,

with other frescoes by Ludwig Thiersch. Mon-Sun (10am-3pm)

* Twin City Liner fasch&fuchs.architekt

en Abgang Marienbrücke

Built in 2010 as a restaurant and pier. In addition to the ticket sales

office, the architecturally impressive building is also home to the

"Gate to Bratislava" - an information desk operated by the city of

Bratislava - along with the "Motto am Fluss". Here you can find a

restaurant and cafe run by the celebrity restaurateur Bernd

Schlacher.

Zone 2: Leopoldstadt

**** Sofitel Vienna Jean Nouvel Praterstraße 1

Built in 2010 as a 5 star hotel with 182 bedrooms and suites, the

mixed-use project also includes conference rooms, a fitness club and

a restaurant with panoramic views on the 18th floor, retail trade

area of 4,900 sqm and a public parking lot. The top floor of the

building houses the restaurant, comprising glazed walls on all sides

and a brightly patterned ceiling that can be clearly seen from the

street outside. Elsewhere in the building patterned video panels in

ceilings feature work by Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist.

** Uniqa Tower Heinz Neumann Untere Donaustraße

21-23

Built in 2004 as the office tower for The Uniqa Insurance Group AG

(corporately styled "UNIQA"), one of the largest insurance groups in

its core markets of Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. One

third of the building's energy consumption is provided for by a heat

pump and geothermal heating. The UNIQA Tower uses warmth from

the earth and is equipped with an environmentally friendly heating

and cooling system. A third of the tower heating and cooling is

regulated via this highly efficient circuit.

***** Flakturm VII L-

Tower Augarten

North-East Augarten

Park

Flak towers were eight complexes of large, above-ground, anti-

aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany in the

cities of Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna from 1940 onwards. L-Tower

remains empty. Its use as a computer storage facility or an open-air

cinema is being considered.

***** Flakturm VII G-

Tower Augarten

South-West Augarten

Park

Flak towers were eight complexes of large, above-ground, anti-

aircraft gun blockhouse towers constructed by Nazi Germany in the

cities of Berlin, Hamburg, and Vienna from 1940 onwards. Their future

continues to be debated, the remaining tower can be listed and is in

the city centre and has been converted into an aquarium.

*** Nordbahnhalle Leystraße 157, 1020

Wien

The Nordbahn-Halle was developed and operated as a temporary use

for two years as part of the research and development project

"Mixture: North Station" under the direction of the Vienna University

of Technology. The aim of this interim use is to set impulses in urban

development, which should contribute to increasing the quality of life

in the district and to participative urban planning. The Nordbahn-Halle

was returned to the owner at the beginning of August 2019. The

project "Mixture: North Station", however, continues and is active.

* Wohnen Mit Scharf! SUPERBLOCK Ernst-Melchior-Gasse

3

Built in 2013 as a residential complex in the site of the former train

station Nordbahnhof currently considered one of the largest inner-

city development areas in Vienna. The sculpted design of the

balconies combined with the bright-coloured openings in the otherwise

solid cubature lends the building a high recognition value and allows

identifying the residents with their home.

***** St. Francis of Assisi

Church Victor Luntz Mexikoplatz 12

Built in 1910 as a Basilica-style Catholic church. The four-bay,

basilica-like brick building was intended as a garrison church; designed

in the Rhenish-Romanesque style, its three red-tiled towers are

visible several kilometres away. The Mexikoplatz (Mexico Square),

formerly known as Erzherzog-Karl-Platz (Archduke-Karl-Square),

commemorates the fact that Mexico was the only country outside the

Soviet Union to protest against the Anschluss of Austria to Nazi

Germany. Sunday mass at 10am

***** Vienna Prater Prater, Leopoldstadt

The Wiener Prater is a large public park in Vienna's 2nd district

(Leopoldstadt). If people talk about the Wiener Parter they often

mean the "Wurstelprater". The so called "Wurstelprater" is the

oldest amusement park in the world. But the Wiener Prater consists

of more: the Hauptallee (the main alley), the Krieau and the

Praterstadium (Ernst Happel Stadium) belong to the area of the

"Wiener Prater". The Prater was firstly mentioned in a document in

1162 under the reign of emperor Friedrich I. In 1766 emperor Josef the

II. donated the area to the people of Vienna. From this point on the

Prater was accessible for everyone. Following to that bowling alleys,

cinemas, Cafés and merry-go-rounds were created.

*** Prater Ferriss

Wheel

Lieutenant Walter

Bassett Bassett Riesenradplatz 1

The Giant Ferris Wheel was erected in 1897 to mark the 50th year

of Emperor Franz Joseph's accession to the throne. It was the world's

tallest extant Ferris wheel from 1920 until 1985. It originally had 30

gondolas, but was severely damaged in World War II and when

subsequently rebuilt only 15 gondolas were replaced. The Giant Ferris

Wheel has also played the "lead role" in several Hollywood films,

such as "The Third Man" with Orson Wells or in the James Bond

adventure "The Living Daylights". In the entrance area of the Giant

Ferris Wheel, eight cabins offer insights into 2,000 years of history.

General admission €912. Mon-Sun (9am-11.45pm)

**** Campus

Messestrasse Vienna

Holzer Kobler

Architekturen

Messestraße, 1020

Wien

Campus Messestrasse is fast becoming an exciting part of a lively

and up and coming area of Vienna between Prater and the Danube.

The new university hub of the Sigmund Freud University Vienna –

Paris (SFU) and a boardinghouse complete the urban space formed by

the neighbouring campus of Vienna’s Economics and Business

University. The campus is comprised of three buildings with different

uses forming a logical whole through their geometry but at the same

time standing independently in terms of design and function. Their

sculptural character is accentuated through a homoge- nously

materialised building envelope. The ensemble creates urban spaces by

increasing the building density and unifies a clear, functional structure

with an unusual and simultaneously timeless form language.

Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

***** WU Executive

Academy NO.MAD Arquitectos Welthandelsplatz 1

Built in 2012 as part of Wien University (WU). The building retains a

bi-material character to the outside with an aluminum skin that

reflects the movement of clouds under various lighting conditions and

transparent or mirrored glass. The interior also displays the idea of

a physically homogeneous environment that allows for the geometric

variability of the space to be clearly perceived. Don't miss the

cafeteria "Comida" by Soehne & Partner Architekten.

Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

***** Vienna University's

law + admin buildings CRAB studio Welthandelsplatz 1

Built in 2013 as the ‘departments of law and central administration’

at Wien University (WU). The scheme is made up of two long buildings

which frame a central plaza, connecting the site within the urban

landscape. Bright and bold façades add color to the design, while

elevations are clad in locally sourced timber louvers, protecting the

internal volumes from the sun, and reflecting the university’s

woodland setting. Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

***** Departments Building Carme Pinós Welthandelsplatz 1

Built in 2013 as part of the WU university. Windows and casements

in gray metal flow in a zig-zag pattern over white walls. These

patterned volumes alternate with solid gray orthogonal sections, all

joined by a curved central form. Stepped and circular cut-out shapes

are used throughout the interior, demonstrating some of Pinós?

trademark attention to quirky details. To help maintain internal

temperatures, window shutters open and close automatically according

to solar conditions. Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

***** Library and Learning

Centre University of

Economics Vienna

Zaha Hadid Welthandelsplatz 1

Built in 2013 as part of the Wien University (WU). The new Library

and Learning Centre rises as a polygonal block from the heart of the

new University campus. The interior of the LLC is informed by the

external circulation of the masterplan which maps out the different

levels of the building. The straight lines of the building’s exterior

separate as they move inward, becoming curvilinear and fluid to

generate a free-formed interior canyon that serves as the principal

public plaza of the centre, as well as generating corridors and bridges

ensuring smooth transitions between different levels.

Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

* Biz Zwei Martin Kohlbauer

Architekt

Vorgartenstraße 206

B-C

Built in 2009 as an office building. For the visual relationship between

the main open space and the sea, the ground floor area of BIZ ZWEI

has been accordingly designed in transparent materials.

***** Auditorium Center in

WU Campus BUSarchitektur Welthandelsplatz 1

Built in 2013 as part of the Wien University (WU). Through a simple

language and complex spatial sequences, The Auditorium Center at

WU Campus of the University of Economic Science in Vienna allows

one to recognize signals that drive the formation of society through

architecture. Places for leisure and recreation occur, squares in which

interactions between movements are created, events and spaces, or,

in other words, links between people, activities and architecture are

generated. Mon-Fri (8am-5pm)

** Courtyard by

Marriott Zecher & Zecher Trabrennstraße 4

Built in 2008 as the Courtyard by Marriott hotel. The building is

divided into two zones: A transparent ground floor and the 8 storeys

of the hotel rooms. The floor-to-ceiling glazing of the buildings basis

provides smooth transitions between interior and exterior.

* Hoch Zwei Tower Henke Schreieck

Architekten Trabrennstraße 6

Built in 2008 as an office tower. Since 2009, oil and gas group OMV

uses the skyscraper as corporate headquarters and the main tenant.

** Plus Zwei Martin Kohlbauer

Architekt Vorgartenstraße 206

Built in 2009 as an office tower. The grounds of the Viertel Zwei

project are located directly along the new section of the U2 metro

line, between Vorgartenstraße and the Krieau racing track, and are

right next to the Messe Wien convention centre.

* Rund Vier Henke Schreieck

Architekten

Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg

1

Built in 2009 as an office building. Four identical buildings are

crescent-shaped and comprise office space with an area of around

5.000 m2. The idea for the sculptural form of the high-rise building

was the result of an urban planning discussion about a new office

quarter along the development axis of the U2 metro line, the

prolongation between the trade fair area and the Prater, the city’s

most attractive green and recreation space. The building structures,

which are differentiated in height, form an absorbing silhouette at

the edges and in the centre.

**** Viertel Zwei Chaix & Morel

Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg

8

Since its completion in 2009/2010, VIERTEL ZWEI has been one of the

most successful housing projects in Vienna and an example of perfect

living and working conditions.

* Haustrift SUPERBLOCK Gerasdorferstrasse

149

Built in 2012 as a housing complex. The concept captivates with an

elegant combination of affordable and ecologically sustainable

prefabricated modular design, featuring built-in flexibility of use for

each individual residential unit. Each component of the community

blends into an organic, vibrant whole. This residential oasis in the

middle of a comparatively secluded green area boasts a natural

connection to a nearby public recreational area. The green space

within the settlement further contributes to the creation of a

relatively private sanctuary.

Zone 3: Landstraße

** Stadtpark Josef Selens and

Rudolf Siebeck Parkring

The Stadtpark is a large municipal park opened in 1862. 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. After the regulation

of the Wienfluss, the whole river area was rebuilt by Friedrich Ohmann

and Josef Hackhofer between 1903 and 1907.

*** The Kursalon Johann Garben Johannesgasse 33 Built in 1867 originally as a spa pavilion. within the Stadtpark Park.

The opulent building in the historicist style of the Italian renaissance

held Johann Strauss II's first concert. The Kursalon thus became a

popular place for concerts and for dancing, especially during the era

of the Strauss brothers. Today, after undergoing some renovation, it

is still used for balls, concerts, clubbings and congresses. There is

also a Café-Restaurant inside it.

Check events http://www.kursalonwien.at/en

**** Steirereck

Restaurant PPAG architects Am Heumarkt 2A

Built in 2014 as an extension of Steirereck, one of the best

restaurants in the world. The need for more internal space and the

ever-increasing demands placed on this sector meant that a

comprehensive re-formulation became necessary. Large electric sash

windows, and the slightly reflective metal façade that appears to be

coated with dew, create a sense of visual closeness, providing guests

with the highest levels of acoustic and thermal comfort while at the

same time giving them the feeling that they are sitting outside and

yet also at home. Mon-Fri (11.30am-2.30pm/6.30pm-12am)

*** Wien Mitte Ortner & Ortner Landstraßer

Hauptstraße 1b

Built in 2010 a rail and U-Bahn station. The station is a major hub

for S-Bahn suburban trains, with little service by Inter-City trains.

The first train station to occupy this site was called Hauptzollamt

and opened in the 1850s. It was rebuilt between 1899 and 1901 to

connect with the Stadtbahn, which ran below ground. In the enclosed

internal area two sculptural building volumes determine the

appearance: the glass banana along the market hall and the ski boot,

a hook-shaped high-rise that soars above the ensemble Wien Mitte.

Mon-Sun (9am-8pm)

** City Tower Vienna Neumann + Partner Marxergasse 1A

Built in 2004 as an office tower. The 87-metre high City Tower was

the first phase of the Wien Mitte construction project to be

completed. Its figure reacts to the urban topography. Following the

bend made by the River Wien two different directions in the urban

plan, at an angle to each other, interlock here. The massive building

plinth clad with reddish sandstone follows the line of the street and

connects to the existing development. The tower that rises above it

is terminated by a glass cube, swivelled in relation to the main volume

of the building. Ten-metre-tall loggias create transparent transitions

from the street to the large entrance hall.

***** Hundertwasserhaus Friedensreich

Hundertwasser Kegelgasse 36-38

The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment complex in Vienna, Austria,

designed by Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It was built

between 1983 and 1986 by architects Joseph Krawina and Peter

Pelikan. Hundertwasser was not paid, stating that it was worth it, to

prevent something ugly from being erected. The house features a

very organic design, with its uneven floors and plentiful flora. Its

roof is covered in grass and trees are grown from within, their limbs

extending from the windows. There are 52 apartments, four offices,

16 private terraces and three communal terraces, and a total of 250

trees and bushes. There are also artificial trees; the columns that

can be seen reminded Hundertwasser of trees. The windows and

mosaic tiles are laid out not in a grid, but in a more playful organic

way, with crooked angles.

* Palais Rasumofsky

Conversion

Baar-Baarenfels

Architekten Rasumofskygasse 23

The palais was built in 1873 for Andrei Kirillowitsch Duke Rasumofsky,

the former Russian ambassador under Czar Alexander during the time

of the Viennese Congress of 1806. As a patron of Beethoven and the

flourishing art movement, Duke Rasumofsky selected Belgian architect

Louis Montoyer to create the ensemble of three buildings. The central

building was damaged during World War II and poorly repaired and

maintained during the post-war period leading to significant problems.

The conversion in 2013 significantly improved the building.

* Wirtschaftsblatt

Newsroom IDFL Hainburger Strasse 33

Built in 2011 as an office. A fast free-flow of information of today's

world dictates open and fluid workspaces which provide fast

communication and quick transfer of information. This concept is

integrated in the WB office design as a combination of a large open

office space and individual introverted units. Within the open space

meeting islands are placed to provide points of interaction between

people during the work process.

***

Schlachthausgasse Coop Himmelb(l)au Schlachthausgasse 30

Originally built as the Mautner-Markhof Children's Hospital which

closed in 1998. In 1999 the municipality explored alternative

development possibilities for the vacant area. The architects

suggested to conserve to a large extent the valuable trees existing

along the Kleingasse and set two slim building volumes in line with

the street Slachthausgasse in order to return the urban block into

its previously defined form. The complex now contains 82 apartments

and approximately 12000 m2 of office space. The 6+1-storey building

is individually differentiated by sculpturally protruding building

components.

*** ÖEAMTC

Headquarters

Pichler & Traupmann

Architekten

Baumgasse 129, 1030

Wien

Built in 2012 as OEAMTC Headquarters. Its unique, circular and star-

shaped form emphatically conveys the fact that here everything

revolves around mobility and the means related to it and at the same

time demonstrates the efficiency and speed of the organization. The

icon stands in a park and garden-like landscape which develops on

the one hand on the roof of the multi-storey car park and the escape

staircases, on the other along the connecting clasp between the U3

and Baumgasse that is kept free of buildings.

*** Marx Halle Rudolf Frey Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19

Built at the end of the 19th century as the first wrought-iron

structure in Vienna. With its extraordinary architectural lightness and

its open character, Marx Halle is the perfect venue for

viennacontemporary and it now houses over 100 companies in Media,

Technology, Research and Creative Economies and is a workplace for

nearly 7.000 people. Check performances http://www.marxhalle.at/

* T-Center St. Marx Günther Domenig Rennweg 97-99

Built in 2004 as a congress center. Unusually proportioned, the

building can be described as a reclining structure 60m high and 255m

long with a 40m wing cantilevering out. From a town-planning

perspective this building represents the first step in the development

of a new district on the site of the former St. Marx abattoir and

cattle sheds. The T-Center St. Marx is not only an office building for

its owner, T-Mobile, it's also a large sculpture. Mon-Fri (9am-6pm)

* Doppio Hotel and

Offices ArchitekturConsult Rennweg 99

Built in 2012 as a hotel and its adjoining office building. Basically

designed as “two discs”, both buildings project themselves into urban

life very conspicuously and impress there especially with their spatial

quality. As a curve that faces away from the south-eastern

motorway the dark two-part building positions itself next to the

traffic structure as an architectural junction. It displays itself with

raw, dark materials and celebrite raw corners and edges. In this way

both hotel and office building together create a common forecourt,

which at the same time defines the access roads, car park and green

spaces as a threshold area in relation to the roadside environment.

* Museum of Military

History Theophil Hansen Arsenal Objekt 1

Built in 1856 as the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces. It

documents the history of Austrian military affairs through a wide

range of exhibits comprising, above all, weapons, armours, tanks,

aeroplanes, uniforms, flags, paintings, medals and badges of honour,

photographs, battleship models, and documents. The museum’s main

focus is the history of the Habsburg Monarchy up until its

disintegration in 1918. In one hall, visitors can see the automobile in

which Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne, and his wife were shot

in 1914, the Archduke’s blood-soaked uniform jacket and the chaise

longue on which he died. General admission €7, €5 students.

Mon-Sun (9am-5pm)

* Bridge in Vienna SOLID architecture Rennweg 44-46

Built in 2009 as a bridge to connect two buildings 17 metres above

the Kleistgasse. In reference to its outward appearance, the bridge

adds a third and formally individual element to the two existing

buildings dating back to the 1980's. The fair grey metallic colour of

the exterior surfaces of the bridge assimilates with the grey-green

colour spectrum of the two already existing building structures.

**** Cathedral of St.

Nicholas Luigi Giacomelli Jauresgasse 2

It was built between 1893 and 1899 according to the plans of Russian

architect Grigory Ivanovich Kotov right next to the Russian embassy.

The costs were largely paid by none other than Tsar Alexander III.

However, after the Russian Orthodox community, which had long been

present in Vienna, finally had its own church, the fate of the building

soon took a rather sad turn. When on the eve of the First World

War the diplomatic staff of the Russian embassy was withdrawn, the

church was closed. With the beginning of the First World War the

church was closed and placed under the custody of Spain which was

neutral. In the years that followed it served as a storage room and

was temporarily used by the music school of the city. Only after the

Second World War the building was returned to its original function.

Shortly thereafter in 1962 it became the seat of the bishop of the

Eparchy of Vienna, and was thus elevated to the rank of a cathedral.

But the turbulent history had left its traces. Roofs and facades were

damaged and the building was threatened by moisture. In 2003-2008

the danger was averted by extensive renovation works. For the

construction of the building, 30 loads of Russian soil were

transported to the Austrian capital and served as the subsoil of the

cathedral.

***** Belvedere Castle Johann Lukas von

Hildebrandt

Prinz Eugen-Straße

27

The Belvedere is an historic building complex in Vienna built in 1723,

consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere),

the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. It was used as the summer

residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Today the Belvedere houses

the greatest collection of Austrian art dating from the Middle Ages

to the present day. General admission €16, €13.5 Students (19-26

years). Mon- Sun (9am-6pm), Fri (9am-9pm)

**** Palais

Schwarzenberg

Johann Lucas von

Hildebrandt Landstraße

The Palais Schwarzenberg was once a five star hotel and home to a

princely family – sure thing, James Bond had to stay here (The Living

Daylights). Now the estate is decaying. And hard to enter. It was

built in 1728 as a Baroque palace. In 1751, a riding school and an

orangery were added. The richly decorated Marmorgalerie (marble

gallery) is one of the largest features in the palace. Today it is

currently closed for refurbishment.

**** Soviet War Memorial S.G. Yakovlev Schwarzenbergplatz

Formally known as the Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee is a semi-

circular white marble colonnade built in 1945 to commemorate 17,000

Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle for Vienna of World War II. Near

the end of World War II, Soviet forces of the 3rd Ukrainian Front

were ordered by Joseph Stalin to capture Vienna, both for strategic

military purposes and for use as a post-war bargaining chip with the

Allies. After intense urban fighting, Vienna was captured by the

Soviet Forces on 14 April 1945. The monument has been attacked by

acts of politically inspired vandalism increasingly in the 21st Century.

*** Wiener Konzerthaus Ferdinand Fellner and

Hermann Helmer Lothringerstraße 20

Built in 1913 as a concert hall. Architecturally the Konzerthaus

presented a rare combination of Historism, Secessionism and Art

Nouveau styles. The high quality of the building's construction made

few alterations necessary in the course of the years and these were

done in such a way as to largely retain the Konzerthaus's original

state. The preservation of the building was also central to the

complete overhaul which took place from 1998 to 2001.

Zone 4: Wieden

***** Karlskirche Johann Bernhard

Fisher Kreuzherrengasse 1

Built in 1716 as a baroque church. In 1713, one year after the last

great plague epidemic, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, pledged to

build a church for his namesake patron saint, Charles Borromeo, who

was revered as a healer for plague sufferers. The neighboring two

columns, crafted by Lorenzo Mattielli, found a model in Trajan's

Column in Rome. General admission €8, students €6.

Mon-Sat (9am-6pm), Sun (12-7pm)

**** Vienna Museum Oswald Haertl Karlsplatz 8

Built in 1942 as a group of museums in Vienna consisting of the

museums of the history of the city. This is the main building. The

museum opened on 23 April 1959 as the first newly built museum of

the Second Republic, and remained the only such for decades. The

permanent exhibit of art and the historical collection on the history

of Vienna include exhibits dating from the Neolithic to the mid-20th

century. The emphasis is on the 19th century, for example works by

Gustav Klimt. In addition, the Vienna Museum hosts a variety of special

exhibitions. Over the coming years, the Wien Museum on Karlsplatz

will be renovated and expanded. Under refurbishment

*** Musikverein Theophil Hansen Musikvereinspl. 1

Built in 1870 as a Neoclassical concert hall. It has 1,744 seats and

standing room for 300. The Skandalkonzert of 1913 was given there,

and it is the venue for the annual Vienna New Year's Concert. Its

lively acoustics are primarily based on Hansen's intuition as he could

not rely on any studies on architectural acoustics. The room's

rectangular shape and proportions, its boxes and sculptures allow

early and numerous sound reflections. Check

performances https://www.musikverein.a

*** Otto Wagner

Pavillon Otto Wagner Karlsplatz 13

Built in 1899 as part of the Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station. The

buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of

Jugendstil architecture. These buildings were included in The Vienna

Secession, as they followed many of the artistic styles of that

movement. Breathing fresh life into a jewel of art nouveau: a

permanent exhibition documenting Otto Wagner is being presented in

the Stadtbahn Pavilion on Karlsplatz. General admission €5, €4

students. April-Oct Tue-Sun (10am-6pm)

** Pallet House Schnetzer Andreas

Claus + Pils Gregor

Karlsplatz/ Now

South Africa

Built in 2009 as a private house. For building a 60m2 pallet house,

900 reconditioned pallets are needed. The pallet is used as detachable

façade element, ceiling element, wall element, as blind and as

sunscreen. The space between the pallets contains beams, insulation,

cables and lighting. Due to the use of 900 recycled pallets for the

basic structure and of cellulose or sand as insulation, the building is

highly ecological and sustainable. The home, entitled Pallet house is

the creation of two students from the University of Vienna, and as

the name suggests, reuses pallets to form a modular, energy efficient

and affordable housing.

**** Kunsthalle Wien Adolf Krischanitz Treitlsstraße 2

Built in 2003 as part of the Kunsthalle museums. The Kunsthalle Wien

in Vienna is a non-collecting art centre which organizes and hosts

temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. It opened in 1992, and was

originally located on Karlsplatz, in a container-shaped building

designed as a temporary site by the Austrian architect Adolf

Krischanitz. In 2001, it moved into a new building in the

Museumsquartier, along with other museums from Vienna. The

Kunsthalle is international in scope and has a remit to exhibit local,

national and international artists. The temporary building erected in

1992 on Karlsplatz was heavily criticized and debated in the press. It

was replaced by a smaller glass construction, which now serves as a

"project space" exhibiting emerging artists and special group

exhibitions for the Kunsthalle. One of the Kunsthalle's two cafes is

also located on the old site. General admission €8, concessions

€6. Each Sunday you decide on the admission fee and pay as much

as you want for your exhibition visit.

Mon-Sun (11am-7pm) Thu (11am-9pm)

*** Secession Joseph Maria Olbrich Friedrichstraße 12

Built as an exhibition hall by Joseph Maria Olbrich in 1896, it features

a white, art nouveau design topped by a cupola constructed from

2,500 gilded iron laurel leaves. This 8.5m-wide dome is affectionately

known locally as the “golden cabbage”. Secession refers to the

seceding of a group of rebel artists from the long-established fine

art institution. The building has been selected to figure on the

national side of the €0.50 Austrian coin. The building features the

Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. Although Klimt soon parted

company with the Secession, the organisation continued until its

forced closure under the Nazis. It re-formed under a slightly different

full name in 1945 and is still going strong today, hosting contemporary

art exhibitions in the galleries within the Secession building. General

admission €9.50, concessions €6. Tue-Sun (10am-6pm)

***** Naschmarkt Wienzeile

The Naschmarkt is Vienna's most popular market and it's 1.5Km long.

The Naschmarkt has existed since the 16th century when mainly milk

bottles were sold. The Flea Market on Saturday is already a cult

event. On the Naschmarkt, a colorful crowd buys fruit, vegetables

and various delicacies from every country from dawn till dusk.

Increasing numbers of trendy "in" places are also finding somewhere

to set up in the more than 120 market stands, and even offer free

Wifi. Mon-Fri (6am-7.30pm), Sat (6am-6pm)

* Third Man Museum Preßgasse 25

The Third Man Museum is a meeting place for people interested in

film and a door-opener to Vienna’s post-war history. In addition to

the extensive collection of original exhibits on the film classic “The

Third Man”, which was filmed in Vienna in 1948, detailed documentation

deals with the historic background to the film and shows originals

from the occupation period in Vienna (1945-1955). General admission

€8.90, €6.90 students. Sat (2-6pm)

Zone 6: Mariahilf

**** Majolica House Otto Wagner 40, Linke Wienzeile

Built in 1899 as a residential building. Wagner's architecture was a

cross between traditional styles and Art Nouveau (or Jugendstil, as

it was called in Austria). Otto Wagner's ornate Majolika Haus is named

after the weather-proof, ceramic tiles painted in floral designs on

its façade, as in majolica pottery. Despite its flat, rectilinear shape,

the building is considered Art Nouveau. Wagner used new, modern

materials and rich color, yet retained the traditional use of

ornamentation.

** Flakturm V –

Stiftskaserne

Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz

1

Originally built in 1940 as a Nazi defensive tower. It was then

converted to a torture museum. Some 100 exhibits explain how torture

and cruelty have played a role in this up to the present day. General

admission €6. Mon-Sun (10am-6pm)

**** Aric-Brauer-Haus Arik Brauer

and Peter Pelikan

Gumpendorfer Straße

134-136

Built in 1994 as a residential six-storey building. Arik Brauer's artistic

design of the house goes from the exterior facade of the courtyard

and the staircases to the individual units and the restaurant business.

The street facade in Gumpendorferstraße shows two images that are

composed of many tiles and a total of around 150 m². According to

the artist it represents "The struggle for harmony".

Zone 7: Neubau

* Hofmobiliendepot Andreasgasse 7

The Imperial Furniture Collection is a furniture museum that houses

one of the most important collections of furniture in the world.

Because the Habsburgs furnished their residences and palaces in

accordance with the style of the period and their own aesthetic taste,

160,000 items ended up in the exhibition. Anything that was no longer

used, just made its way to the depot. After the end of the Danube

monarchy in 1919 the entire imperial furniture collection was

transferred to the Republic of Austria. General

admission €10,50, €9,50 students. Tue-Sun (10am-6pm)

**** Kaufhaus Gerngross LOVE architecture

and urbanism Mariahilfer Str. 42-48

Built in 2011 as a shopping mall over an existing building. The layout

of the previous store was not intuitive. Walkways were complex and

confusing, and it was difficult to navigate. To improve this, the layout

of the indoor levels (G, 1st, 2nd, and 5th) has been entirely re-

designed and smaller retail spaces have been added. The key to

designing the individual levels was to think “empty” in order to enable

the future implementation of an improved orientation system.

Mon-Wed, Sat (9.30am-7pm), Thu-Fri (9.30am-8pm)

*** Leopold Museum Manfred and Laurids

Ortner Museumsplatz 1

The Leopold Museum is a unique treasure-trove of Viennese art

nouveau, the Vienna Workshop and of the Expressionist period. It 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. The more than 5,000 exhibits collected by

Elisabeth and Rudolf Leopold over five decades were consolidated in

1994 with the assistance of the Republic of Austria and the National

Bank of Austria into the Leopold Museum Private Foundation. In 2001

the Leopold Museum was opened. General admission €14, €10 students

(under 28). Wed-Mon (10am-6pm)

*** Kunsthalle Wien Mon-Sun (11-19)

Kunsthalle Wien is the exhibition hall for contemporary art in Vienna.

At its two locations in the MuseumsQuartier and at Karlsplatz, it

shows themed group exhibitions, and solo presentations of

established and upcoming artists to provide insight into the Austrian

and international art scene. Kunsthalle Wien offers a range of

programs to acquaint various target groups with the subjects and

queries of contemporary art and stimulate audiences to explore the

potential of fine arts. Since it opened in 1992 – originally shaped like

a container – Kunsthalle Wien presents national and international

contemporary art. Joint ticket museum €20.50, €9 students

(Architekturzentrum Wien, Kunsthalle Wien, Leopold Museum or

mumok). Mon-Sun (11am-7pm)

**** mumok Ortner & Ortner Museumsplatz 1

Built in 2001 as a museum. The museum has a collection of 10,000

modern and contemporary art works, including major works from Andy

Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Wolf Vostell,

Gerhard Richter, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein. The Mumok

regularly organizes special exhibitions and is known for its large

collection of art related to Viennese Actionism. General

admission €12, €8 Students under 27.

Mon (2-7pm), Tue-Sun (10am-7pm), Thu (10am-9pm)

**** Volkstheater Fellner & Helmer Neustiftgasse 1

Built in 1889 as a theater. Originally, it seated 1,900 people; after

WWII, however, this number was reduced to approximately 1,500 and

today, the Volkstheater has space for only 970 people. So if you

take the number of seats as a criterion to judge, the Volkstheater

is not even the biggest theatre of Vienna, but ranks as number two

after the Burgtheater. Like the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, the

Vienna Volkstheater was built by the architects Ferdinand Fellner

and Hermann Helmer. From the outset, the focus was on Austrian

authors. Nowadays, the repertoire of the Volkstheater includes

Austrian as well as German and international classics.

*** Palais Trautson Johann Bernhard

Fischer von Erlach Museumstraße 7

Built in 1712 for Johann Leopold Donat von Trautson, the first Prince

of Trautson. The palace is currently used as office space by the

Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice. The gardens were designed by

Jean Trehet. The façade is typical for Vienna′s high Baroque, and so

are the gate, central staircase and ballroom.

**** 25hours Hotel BWM Architekten Lerchenfelder Str. 1-3

Built in 2011 as a hotel. It converted the former student residence in

Vienna’s 7th district into a laid-back hotel in several stages. Since

opening its doors in early 2013, this centrally located hotel has

become a popular spot for all – especially for the locals, who

appreciate the pizzeria, the Viennese “Schanigarten” with a special

burger grill, and a cool rooftop café with a terrace.

* Palais Auersperg

Johann Lukas von

Hildebrandt, Johann

Bernhard Fischer von

Erlach, Johann

Christian Neupauer

Auerspergstraße 1

Built in 1710 as a palace on the plot of the former Rottenhof. In 1749,

Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen started to use the palace as

his winter residence. In 1940 Ferdinand Auersperg (1887–1942)

inherited the Palais and in 1942 his sister Christiane Croy accepted

her inheritance. She lived with her family in the upper rooms during

the Second World War. They also hid members of the resistance there

during WWII and there is a sign near the entrance of the Palais which

commemorates this. In the beginning of 2006 the Palais was sold again

to an old European family. The State Apartments remained the same

and are still used for musical purposes. Mon-Fri (9am-5pm)

Zone 9: Alsergrund

***** Votive Church Heinrich von Ferstel Rooseveltplatz Built in 1879 as a neo Gothic church as a token of gratitude for a

failed attempt to assassinate Emperor Franz Joseph. Following the

attempted assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853, the

Emperor's brother Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian inaugurated a

campaign to create a church to thank God for saving the Emperor's

life. A museum is also housed in the church, or more precisely, in the

former court oratorium. The museum is currently closed for

renovations. Mon-Fri (2-6pm), Sat (9am-1pm/4-6pm), Sun (9am-1pm)

***** Volksbank Vienna

Headquarters

Carsten Roth

Architekt Kolingasse 14-16

Built in 2010 as new headquarters of the Österreichische Volksbank,

Austria’s fourth largest bank. Most importantly, the building had to

embrace the historical context of the old city. Together with the

renovated existing building the new structure forms a classic block;

its perforated façade offers a refined transformation of 19th century

historicism. In the central courtyard, sheltered by a foil roof, textile-

clad towers create an exclusive skyline. The width and height in the

interior of the building, on the other hand, allow ÖVAG the space to

present itself as a modern bank. Mon-Fri (8am-12.30pm/1.30-3pm),

Thu (8am-12.30pm/1.30-5.30pm)

*** Sigmund Freud

Museum

Berggasse 13, 1090 Wien

For almost half a century, from 1891 to 1938, the founding father of

psychoanalysis lived at Berggasse 19. Freud was forced to emigrate

in 1938 after Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany. He spent the last

year of his life in Britain. The museum has been gradually expanded

since it was opened, gaining a library, a museum shop, storage rooms

for the library and a lecture/exhibition room. Mon-Sun (10am-6pm)

// The Sigmund Freud Museum will be closed for renovations from

March 1, 2019 to May 2020.

*** Liechtenstein 42 Soehne & Partner

Architekten

Liechtensteinstraße

42

Originally built in 1913 and then restored in 2008. One of its key

features is the sun garden which was kept in the project. By opening

the portals to ceiling-high windows, the sun garden now connects not

only inner- and outer-space but also the different levels of the

building. The layout of the guest room is u-shaped around the building

core. This evoked the idea of a visually dematerialization while using

dark coatings and mirrors. Mon-Sat (7.30am-12am), Sun (8.30am-3pm)

** Wohngarten

Sensengasse osef Weichenberger Sensengasse

Built in 2009 as three connected structures and includes 103

apartments, plus offices and a library. These spaces with their views

upon the surrounding greenery create a “green break” in association

with the untouched and completely preserved tree avenue in the

Sensengasse which fuse the façade of the garden and the airy opening

of the “vertical green” together with the park to form one organic

whole. The green area does not end at the perimeter of the property.

Instead, it interweaves with the planted greenery of the old hospital,

the sports ground and the school.

**** WUK Währinger Str. 59,

1090 Wien

Charmingly housed in a vine-trailed building, WUK is many things to

many people. It hosts numerous events in its concert hall: midsize

international and local rock acts vie with clubbing nights, classical

concerts, film evenings, theatre and children’s shows. Women’s groups,

temporary exhibitions and practical skills workshops are also on-site,

along with a cafe with a fabulous cobbled courtyard.

Mon-Fri (9am-8pm), Sat-Sun (3-8pm)

* Volksoper Alexander Graf and

Frantz Krauss

Built in 1898 as an Opera House. Offering a more intimate experience

than the Staatsoper, the Volksoper specialises in operettas, dance

performances, musicals and a handful of standard, heavier operas.

Standing tickets go for €2 to €7 and, like many venues, there is a

plethora of discounts and reduced tickets for sale 30 minutes before

performances. The Volksoper closes for July and August. Check

performances http://www.volksoper.at/Content.Node2/index.php

***** Spittelau Viaducts Zaha Hadid Spittelauer Lände

Built in 2006 as part of a revitalization initiative for the Wiener

Guertel, an over-dimensioned, ring-formed slice through the urban

fabric. The site is formed via the culmination of densely overlapping

infrastructural elements: the “Spittelauer Leande” is one of Vienna’s

most highly traveled roadways; the Danube Canal connecting Germany

to Hungary. The housing is built along the Donaukanal, over Otto

Wagner’s elevated metro viaduct.

**** Spittelau District

Heating Plant

Friedensreich

Hundertwasser Spittelauer Lande 45

Built in 1992 as a factory. Vienna has the persistence of its former

mayor Helmut Zilk to thank for Hundertwasser having taken on the

task of redesigning the exterior of the Spittelau District Heating

Plant. Originally Hundertwasser had opposed the idea upon consulting

his friend, environmentalist Bernd Lötsch, as he had fundamental

objections to a garbage-incinerating plant as long as all possibilities

for avoiding garbage were not exhausted. When it was promised that

the plant would be equipped with the most modern emission-

purification technology, and that 60000 apartments would be heated

whose emissions would otherwise be a further source of pollution,

Hundertwasser agreed to do the design. The plain factory building was

turned into a spectacular and unique work of art.

Zone 10: Favoriten

* Wienerberg City Coop Himmelb(l)au

Hertha-Firnberg-

Straße 12

Built in 2004 as 3 residential buildings. Both towers with 80 and 60

meters height and the 5 story building are based on a loft concept

with flexible open floor plans. The three sky lobbies define community

spaces for each building and are interconnected by a Skyloop.

* Delugan-Meissl-

Tower

Delugan Meissl

Associated

Architects

Carl Appel Straße 7

Built in 2005 as a residential high-rise building. It is located in the

Wienerberg City. The tower is named after the architect Delugan

Meissl, which also has designed it. The architecture of Delugan Meissl

Associated Architects is much like language, in which meaning is

constituted by the relationships among individual words.

* Monte Verde Tower Albert Wimmer Carl-Appel-Straße 5

Built in 2004 as a residential building. The shape of the house

reflects its position and role in the ensemble of a dynamic city

settlement. The characteristic green facade in glass and ceramics

gives the house a calming harmony with the environment. From the

façade cantilevered floor and across are cubic bay windows that allow

a further field of view of both the city center and to the open space

to the south. Stunning views from the rooftop pool.

***** Vienna Twin Towers Fuksas Wienerbergstraße 11

The twin building is the tallest building in the newly built quarter,

which is currently mostly a series of apartment and office buildings.

Construction began in 1999 and finished in 2001. The hig hrise has 37

floors above ground and office space of over 100,000 square metres.

The tower is composed of two building halves connected at an obtuse

corner. One is 138 metres high, the other 127, and they also connect

through several bridges.

*** Haus mit Veranden Rüdiger Lainer +

Partner

Buchengasse 157

Built in 2008 as a residential building. This "Haus mit Veranden"

(house with verandas) consists of 250 apartments organized in a

remarkable setting. From a 1 and 2 story plinth carved with open

spaces and private patio courtyards, the upper building is formed,

drawing back from the lower, differentiated block edge. The detached

buildings are grouped by their terracing, cuts and projecting individual

porches. This approach offers the residents and neighbours open

space, views and day light, despite the high density.

**** Zentralsparkasse Günther Domenig Viktor-Adler-Platz

Built in 1979 as the office of the Central Savings Bank. and one of

the most emblematic figures in Austrian radical architecture. It should

be emphasized that the building in addition to its function as a bank,

it also provides community services useful to the district. The top

floors are reserved for this purpose. If you can, visit its interior.

*** ÖBB Headquarters Zechner & Zechner

Alfred-Adler-Straße

107, 1100 Wien

The ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) has decided to build their

corporate headquarters in the immediate vicinity of the new Vienna

main train station in 2014. The aim of the concept was to find an

outstanding architectural object for the corporate headquarters,

which was to provide optimal working and communication conditions

for the approximately 1600 employees from various different ÖBB

companies.

Zone 11: Simmering

***** Gasometers of

Vienna

Coop Himmelb(l)au,

Jean

Nouvel, Manfred

Wehdorn and Wilhelm

Holzbauer

Guglgasse 6

These 4 gas holders, known as gasometer were built in 1896 as part

of the gasworks at Simmering. After they were closed down, the 4

historic towers were renovated, converted into apartments, shopping

malls and offices and reopened in 2001. When they were built, the

gasometers were the largest in Europe. The renovation goal was to

reuse the external façades of the existing buildings, avoiding total

demolition of the building and minimizing the generation of demolition

waste. The gigantic size of this construction project is illustrated by

the fact that Vienna's Giant Ferris Wheel would easily fit into each

of the four 75-metre high gasometers. The chosen designs by the

architects Jean Nouvel (Gasometer A), Coop Himmelblau (Gasometer B),

Manfred Wehdorn (Gasometer C) and W. Holzbauer (Gasometer D).

** Hollywood Megaplex Rüdiger Lainer +

Partner

Guglgasse 43

Built in 2008 as a cinema. A public space limiting "base", the

impregnated transparent and translucent in colour and light, to form

a large urban sculpture, mediates between inside and outside and

tries to establish a new reference to the city.

* Ville Verdi Albert Wimmer

Otto-Herschmann-

Gasse 4

Built in 2007 as a set of apartment buildings. The five "Green

Mansions" with an average of 78 -170 square foot apartment in the

11th district of the Austrian capital are listed as a flagship project

of social housing. The facade is designed ventilated double skin and

placed at a distance of 20 to 40 millimetres to the house walls. This

prevents overheat the building or damage caused by steam

condensation.

**** Zentralfriedhof

Karl Jonas Mylius

and Alfred Friedrich

Bluntschli

Simmeringer

Hauptstraße 230–244

Built in 1870 as one of the largest cemeteries in the world, largest

by number of interred in Europe. In addition to the Catholic section,

the cemetery houses a Protestant cemetery (opened 1904) and two

Jewish cemeteries. Interred in the Zentralfriedhof are notables such

as Ludwig van Beethoven; Franz Schubert, who were moved to the

city in 1888; Johannes Brahms; Antonio Salieri; Johann Strauss II and

Arnold Schoenberg. A cenotaph honours Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,

who is buried in St. Marx Cemetery.

Mon-Sun (7am-7pm), Thu (7am-8pm)

*** Church of St.

Charles Borromeo

Max Hegele

Simmeringer

Hauptstraße 234

The Cemetery Church of St. Charles Borromeo is the most significant

Art Nouveau church building, together with Otto Wagner's Church of

St. Leopold at Steinhof, in Vienna. After approximately three years

of construction work, the church was inaugurated in 1911. It underwent

comprehensive renovation work between 1995 and 2000. The crypt of

the Austrian Federal Presidents is located near the Dr. Karl-Lueger

Memorial Church. Mon-Sat (9am-6pm), Sun (12-7pm)

Zone 13: Hietzing

***** Schönbrunn Palace Johann Bernhard

Fisher

Schönbrunner

Schloßstraße 47

Built in 1699 as the former imperial summer residence in Vienna. The

1,441-room Baroque palace is one of the most important architectural,

cultural and historical monuments in the country. The palace and

garden complex created from 1696 onwards following the siege of

Vienna was complete redesigned under Maria Theresa after 1743.

Today, due to its historical significance, its unique layout and

magnificent furnishings, the palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

General admission €16,30. Mon-Sun (8.30am-5pm)

**** Palmenhaus

Schönbrunn Franz Segenschmid

Mon-Sun (9.30-17)

Built in 1882 as a large greenhouse and of the largest botanical

exhibits of its kind in the world, with around 4,500 plant species. A

heavy bomb attack on Schönbrunn Palace in February 1945 destroyed

most of the glazing of the Palmenhaus. Many plants died, although

some were saved by being transferred to the nearby Sonnenuhrhaus.

The rebuilding began in 1948, and the Palmenhaus was reopened in

1953. Mon-Sun (9.30am-5pm)

**** Rufer House Adolf Loos Schliessmanngasse 11

Built in 1922 as a multifamily house for Joseph and Marie Rufer. It is

considered to be the first example of the new style of Raumplan.

Raumplan was very different from its predecessor Free Plan in its

internal spatial organization. While not as well-known as some of

other of Loos’ houses, this set the precedent for his later designs.

***** Steiner House Adolf Loos St. -Veit-Gasse

Built in 1910 as a house for the painter Lilly Steiner and her husband

Hugo. It is located in a Vienna suburb where the planning regulations

were strong enough to have a direct impact on the final design. The

Steiner house became a highly influential example of modern

architecture; it played a significant role in establishing Loos'

reputation as a modern architect to the audience outside of the

Viennese community, and became an obligatory reference for

architects during the 1920s and 30s.

***** Lainzer Tiergarten

Ober St Veit, 1130

Wien

The Lainzer Tiergarten is a 24.50 km² wildlife preserve. It dates back

to 1561, when Ferdinand I of Austria created it as a fenced-in hunting

ground for his family to use. Since 1919, it has been open to the

public. A large portion of the Lainzer Tiergarten was lost after World

War I, when the Friedenstadt ("Peace City") neighborhood was

constructed in its eastern portion. The old wall can still be seen in

the Hörndlwald woods east of the Lainzer Tor. Amazing views of

Vienna's skyline from here. Mon-Sun (8am-9pm)

Zone 14: Penzing

***** Kirche am Steinhof Otto Wagner

Baumgartner Höhe 1

Built in 1907 as the Roman Catholic oratory of the Steinhof

Psychiatric Hospital. Otto Wagner incorporated numerous features

specifically related to its function within an asylum: e.g. there are

very few sharp edges, and most corners are rounded; almost no

crosses are visible; the priest's area is potentially entirely separate

from the patients'; access to the pulpit is only from the vestry;

emergency exits are built into the side walls in case a patient needed

to be speedily removed; continuously flowing water replaced holy

water stoups at the entrance; there were separate entrances for

male and female patients; confessionals were more open than is

customary. There were toilet facilities easily accessible within the

church in case of patient need. Sat (4-5pm), Sun (12-4pm)

* Kulturhaus

Sargfabrik

Goldschlagstraße 169,

1140 Wien

The name Sargfabrik also refers to Austria's biggest self-initiated

residential and cultural project: an association that has created a

residential project on the scale of a small town in the west of Vienna

on the area of what used to be the biggest imperial and royal casket

makers "Julius Maschner & Söhne". It includes the Kulturhaus, which

is run with a huge amount of commitment and dedication. Check

events https://www.sargfabrik.at/

* Technisches Museum Hans Schneider Mariahilfer Str. 212 Built in 1918 as a Technical Museum. The permanent exhibition

categories include: Nature and Knowledge: astronomy, principals,

physics; Heavy industry: mining, iron, steel; Energy; Mass production

- luxury goods; Everyday life - directions for use; Communications

and information media; Musical instruments; Transport; Basic Research

- A great adventure. General admission €14, concessions €12,5.

Mon-Fri (9am-6pm), Sat-Sun (10am-6pm)

Zone 15: Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus

* Microsoft

Headquarters Innocad Europaplatz 3A

Built in 2011 as Microsoft Headquarters in Vienna. Austrian architects

Innocad won a competition to design the three-storey offices, which

feature themed meeting rooms including a hunting lodge and ocean.

An x-ray image of a computer covers the rear wall of the reception,

there's artificial grass in one of the coffee lounges and of course

there are games rooms.

* Wiener Stadthalle Roland Rainer Roland Rainer Platz 1

Built in 1958 as a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention

center. The complex houses six venues (each of which can be used

separately or combined) and an adjacent swimming pool, two

gymnasiums, an indoor ice rink, a small and a large multi-purpose hall

and auditorium with a stage. The arena has a seating capacity of

approximately 16,152 people.

Zone 17: Hernals

* NEU 31 SUPERBLOCK Neuwaldegger Straße 31

Built in 2010 as an office and residential building in which its

architects have their own office space too. The concept was to create

a four-level diaphanous structure, which integrates all functions of

living and working and yet offers enough privacy. All rooms and

apartments are interlaced into each other and open not only to the

outside but to the inside as well. This radically breaks with the

classical scheme of a cube, which is bordered by four walls.

* MA 48 Caramel Architekten Lidlgasse 5

Built in 2004 as a garage. The strong lines of the compact cubic

structures are enhanced by flush windows and anthracite-coloured

cladding made of copper-titanium-zinc alloy. The very dark colour of

the velvety metal sheets gives solid presence to the building, and

slight surface irregularities add an element of liveliness. An important

contrasting design feature is the large floor-to-ceiling window on the

top floor. The clear run of glass up to the top line of the building

creates a cut-out effect. The inset roll-up doors on the ground floor

provide visual tension, as they are the only planes that are not flush

with the exterior building wall.

Zone 19: Döbling

** Moser House Josef Hoffmann Steinfeldgasse

Built in 1903 as a large family house. The building uses brick covered

in stucco. It used to accommodate more than one family. The style,

premodern, contains a classic and vernacular style. Hoffmann also

created a simple yet clear composition of the ornament.

* Butterfly Houses GERNER GERNER

PLUS

Hohe Warte, 1190

Vienna

On grounds once harbouring the residence of several Austrian Federal

Presidents near the Hohe Warte meteorological station, five

residential buildings recently took shape in 2017 that seem to have

landed like brimstone butterflies in a paradise garden. A Central

element of the area of approx. one hectare is not the buildings,

however, but the wonderful stock of trees, which acted as the

planning nucleus right from the start.

*** Karl Marx-Hof Karl Ehn Heiligenstädter Str. 82

Built in 1930 as one of the best-known Gemeindebauten (municipal

tenement complexes) in Vienna. At over a kilometre in length (1,100

metres (0.68 mi)) and spanning four Straßenbahn (tram) stops, Karl

Marx-Hof holds the distinction of being the longest single residential

building in the world. The heavy artillery damage to Karl Marx-Hof

was repaired in the 1950s. It has been used as a filming location for

some movies, most notably The Night Porter. The building was

refurbished between 1989 and 1992.

Zone 20: Brigittenau

* Millennium Tower Rudolf Weber

Handelskai 94-96

Built in 1999 as the second tallest building and fourth tallest

structure in Austria at 171 metres (561 feet). The tower has 51 floors,

serves both commercial and residential purposes. The shape of the

tower is formed by two clasped each other fully glazed cylinder which

is supported by a steel composite structure.

Zone 21: Floridsdorf

* Florido Tower Herbert Müller-

Hartburg

Floridsdorfer

Hauptstraße 1

The Florido Tower is a 113 meters height office skyscraper. It has an

energy-saving double-skinned facade climate and operable windows,

In 2006 the building was sold for 110 million euros to the German DIFA

Immobilien Fonds AG.

* Bus garage fasch & fuchs Katharina-Scheiter-

Gasse 6

Built 2007 by the same architects that built Twin City Liner. The bus

garage consists of several halls for repair and maintenance work as

well as for parking the buses that run on liquid gas. The building is

naturally illuminated and ventilated by incised court yards on the

first floor, generously providing the corridors inside with light and

air.

Grüne Welle SUPERBLOCK Gerasdorferstrasse 149

Built in 2014 as a social housing complex. The "village green", framed

by two rippled lines of terraced houses, explicitly divides the outdoor

areas into an open access communication zone and shared space, and

the quiet back yards as private zone behind the terraces. To generate

functional density and a sustainable mix of future resident groups

there are several types of apartment typologies.

Zone 22: Donaustadt

***** Donauturm Hannes Lintl Donauturmstrasse, 4

Built in 1964 in preparation for the Viennese International

Horticultural Show 1964 as a communications tower and the tallest

structure in Austria, at 252 metres (827 ft.). It is situated in the

middle of the Donaupark, which was built to host the horticultural

fair in Vienna's 22nd District, Donaustadt, near the northern bank of

the Danube. Two revolving restaurants offer a varied view over the

Austrian capital. Don't miss the observation deck! General admission

€14,50. Mon-Sun (10am-12am)

*** wolke21(Saturn

Tower) Hans Hollein

Leonard-Bernstein-

Straße 10

The Saturn Tower is an office skyscraper built in 2004. The 90 meter

high building is situated in the north-western part of the Danube City

following the Mischek Tower. Don't miss the Lounge area which offers

a spectacular bar.

** Mischek Tower

Delugan Meissl

Associated

Architects

Leonard-Bernstein-

Straße 8

Built in 2000 as a highlight of the urban Wohnpark Donau City and

was at the time the highest residential building in Austria. One of

the skyscraper's distinctive features is that it does not constitute

a solitary building but that it rises out of a stepping residential

structure. This had been an urbanistic prerequisite which sought to

emphasize the site's margin.

** Ares Tower Neumann + Partner Donaucity Straße 11

Built in 2001 as an office skyscraper. As other structures in the

Danube City was named a mythological figure, in this case, the Greek

god of war Ares. The 100 meter high building is one of the tallest

structures in Vienna.

** Strabag Haus Ernst Hoffmann Donau City

Built in 2003 as an office building. The main tenant is the Austrian

construction company Strabag, which is headquartered here. There

are nine lifts in STRABAG-house.

***** DC Towers I Dominique Perrault

Architecture Donau-City-Straße 7

Built in 2014 as the first of a pair of towers. The towers function

as two pieces of a gigantic monolith that seems to have split into

two unequal halves, which then open to create an arch with undulating

and shimmering façades that bring the newly created public space to

life in the void created there. Dancing on their platform, the towers

are slightly oriented toward the river to open a dialogue with the

rest of the city, turning their backs on no one, neither the historic

nor the new Vienna. Don't miss the amazing views from the 57

Restaurant & Lounge.

Mon-Fri (12-2.30pm / 6-10pm), Sat (6-10pm), Sun (12-3pm)

** Tech Gate Vienna Wilhelm Holzbauer Donau-City-Straße 1

Built in 2005 as a science and technology park. Aside many companies

and start-ups, several technology labs are situated in Tech Gate

Vienna buildings, such as the Austrian Institute of Technology, the

Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), and the VRVis

Research Center.

** Andromeda-Tower Wilhelm Holzbauer Donau-City Strasse 6

Built in 1998 as an office skyscraper and one of the highest buildings

in Vienna. While one finds in the base storeys businesses, service

companies and restaurants, offices are housed on the upper floors.

Tenants include the Permanent Missions of Japan and Austria to the

International Organisations, the computer company Unisys and General

Electric.

*** Donau City Church Heinz Tesar Donau-City-Straße 2

The Donau City Church (Donaucity Kirche), otherwise known as

Christus, Hoffnung der Welt (Christ, Hope of the World), is a Roman

Catholic parish church designed by Heinz Tesar and inaugurated in

2000. The metal paneling on the outside of the structure has small,

round windows covering the entire exterior, creating a startling, star-

like effect when sunlight shines in. Some say the impact makes those

inside feel like they are traveling in a well-lit submarine. The interior

of the Donau City Church is covered with stunning birch wood and the

building features striking images of Jesus and the Resurrection, and

contains numerous symbolic designs. Mon-Sun (7am-6pm)

*** Vienna International

Centre Johann Staber Wagramer Str. 5

The Vienna International Centre (VIC) is the campus and building

complex hosting the United Nations Office at Vienna. The VIC, designed

by Austrian architect Johann Staber, was built between 1973 and 1979

just north of the river Danube. The initial idea of setting up an

international organization in Vienna came from the Chancellor of

Austria Dr. Bruno Kreisky. Six Y-shaped office towers surround a

cylindrical conference building for a total floor area of 230,000 sqm

The highest tower stands 127 metres tall, enclosing 28 floors. General

guided tour €13, €10 students. Tours available Mon-Fri at 11, 14,

15.30

* IZD Tower NFOG and Thomas

Feiger Wagramer Str. 19

Built in 2001, the IZD Tower (International Centre Danube City) is

office building located on the Danube City in Vienna . The design to

achieve the building permit of a total of 140 meter high structure.

* SEG Apartment

Tower Coop Himmelb(l)au Kratochwjlestraße 12

Built in 1998 as an apartment building. On the one hand the concept

of the tower is based on the idea to put two houses, one on top of

the other, in a way such that a common space would occur at the

intersection. This common space - called a sky-lobby - is then used

for the accommodation of a venue, a playground, a "teleworking café"

and a sundeck. On the other hand the concept of the so-called climate

facade was developed, which is the linking and surrounding element

between the two components.

* Neue Donau Housing Harry Seidler and

Associates Wagramer Strasse 4

Built in 2002 as one of the tallest residential buildings in

Vienna. Characteristic is the curtain tapes aluminum façade. The other

blocks were commissioned by the City Government of Vienna, this

subsidised social housing community follows the city’s building

tradition dating back to the 1920’s. It is built along the Danube on a

structure spanning up to 27 metres across an eight lane expressway.

*** DoningasseDoninpark LOVE architecture

and urbanism Doningasse, 1220 Wien

The Doninpark project was developed as an eight-story residential,

office and retail building, built in 2013, directly behind the “Kagraner

Platz” subway stop. In terms of urban planning, this location is

characterized be enormous leaps in scale: to the east lies a dense,

urban area with extensive infrastructure, while the area to the west

has a more suburban feel, with numerous single-family and multi-

family dwellings and sports fields.

* Krautgarten Caramel Architekten Am Krautgarten 17

Built in 2011 as a residential building. The individual apartments are

designed as separate houses with multiple floors and various views

of the surroundings. the individual units are interlocked and fit

together to create the overall structure, although the krautgarten

project is a four-story building, each individual living unit was

designed to be as self-contained as possible.

* Geriatric Centre

Donaustadt Vienna

Delugan Meissl

Associated

Architects

Langobardenstraße 122

Built in 2015 as a residential care home. Manifold situations with a

certain urban quality are provided for in the interior of the building.

These public spaces enable the inhabitants of the house to participate

actively or passively in the community life. In combination with the

specific furnishings, the use of these spaces can be individually

adapted, the inhabitants have the choice, whether and in which form

they want to engage with the other residents. Circumferential loggias

offer a direct contact with the outside world. The two inner

courtyards with mobile art installations bring forth an additional

visual stimulus.

Zone 23: Liesing

* Alt-Erlaa social

housing H. Glück & Partner

Anton Baumgartner

Straße 131

The Alt-Erlaa complex in Vienna, Austria — a social housing complex

built between 1973 and 1985 for low-income residents — provides

3,172 mostly family-friendly apartments (65% of homes with at least

3 bedrooms) and 3,400 underground parking spaces to approximately

10,000 occupants. They are placed between the buildings whose first

13 floors are terraced in a parabolic configuration and don't have

annoyance from any traffic. Every home has at least one balcony as

private open space. Beyond the basics, Alt-Erlaa also includes 2

clinics, 3 schools, 2 day care centers, 1 athletic facility, a church, an

administrative building and a shopping mall.

Wotruba Church Fritz Wotruba Ottillingerpl. 1

Built in 1976 as a church. The building consists of 152 asymmetrically

arranged concrete blocks of a size between 0.84 m3 to 64 m3,

weighing from 1.8 to 141 tons; the highest block measures

13.10m. Wotruba died before the completion of the church, which was

inspired by a visit to Chartres Cathedral. To Wotruba, Chartres

represented the essence of Europe, and Wotruba subsequently held

up Chartres as a yardstick to his own work. Wotruba was first and

foremost a sculptor, and the church was a collaboration with Fritz G.

Mayr, who continued the work after Wotruba's death.

Sat (2-8pm), Sun (9am-4.30pm)

Zone 24: Outskirts

** Fallow Land Project PLAYstudio + YES

studio

Perfektastraße 58,

1230 Wien

Built in 2016 as a social housing development. “Dealing with

Infrastructures” was the title of the thematic area under which the

organizers of Europan 7 placed the site located in Vienna; in fact it

was probably a kind of paradigmatic case study: a triangular plot,

placed in the outskirts of the city, surrounded by a heavy traffic

way, an elevated underground line and crossed by a middle tension

power line… anything else? Actually it was the typical “leftover”

ground generated by the trace of the infrastructures surrounding it.

* Hotel Caldor Söhne & Partner Achauer Str. 3a

Built in 2009 as a hotel in Seedörfl, an area made by a small collection

of houses in which the surrounding landscape is flat. The two-storey

folded volume of the building with its projecting snout, bedrooms on

the first floor and striking perforated bands along the façade looks

like a built logo. The curtain wall is on hand the protection against

weathering for the cross point. On the other hand it also gives shade

and shelter.

* Franzensburg Castle Schloßpl., 2361

Laxenburg

Built in 1801 as a castle. The castles became a Habsburg possession

in 1333 and formerly served as a summer retreat, along with

Schönbrunn palace, for the imperial Habsburg dynasty. The

Franzensburg was built in the midst of the romantic pond landscape

of Laxenburg castle gardens. Situated at the heart of the castle

gardens, you can enjoy tours of the Franzensburg during the season

from March 30th to November 10th, 2019. General admission €11,

concessions €7. Daily 1 pm and 4 pm, March 19th to November 1st.

• ULR map: https://goo.gl/FBSg0b

• Metro map: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/ubahn/english/network_maps.html

• Note: Directions are given in order of neighborhoods following this diagram.

1. Innere Stadt

2. Leopoldstadt

3. Landstraße

4. Wieden

5. Margareten/

6. Mariahilf

7. Neubau

8. Josefstadt/

9. Alsergrund

10. Favoriten

11. Simmering

12. Meidling/

13. Hietzing

14. Penzing

15. Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus

16. Ottakring/

17. Hernals

18. Währing/

19. Döbling

20. Brigittenau

21. Floridsdorf

22. Donaustadt

23. Liesing

24. Outskirts