Austrian Parliament
3 Dr-Karl-Renner-Ring, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
Theophil Hansen designed Austria's Parliament in the Greek Revival style because he wanted to invoke the birthplace of democracy — a pointed statement in a country still run by an emperor.
Belvedere Palace
27 Prinz-Eugen-Straße, Landstraße, Vienna, 1030, Austria
Prince Eugene of Savoy was one of Europe's greatest military commanders, and he spent his war spoils on one of Europe's greatest palaces.
Graben & Plague Column
Graben, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
You're walking on a filled-in Roman ditch.
Hofburg Imperial Palace
Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria
For over six centuries, this was the nerve centre of one of history's most powerful dynasties.
Hotel Sacher
4 Philharmonikerstraße, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
In 1832, a sixteen-year-old apprentice chef named Franz Sacher was tasked with creating a dessert for Prince Metternich's dinner guests because the head chef was ill.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria-Theresien-Platz, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
The Habsburgs spent centuries hoarding art the way other families collect holiday photos, and in 1891 Emperor Franz Joseph finally gave their collection a proper home.
Musikverein
1 Musikvereinsplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
Every New Year's Day, roughly 50 million people in 90 countries tune in to watch the Vienna Philharmonic play waltzes in what is widely considered the finest concert hall ever built.
Prater & Riesenrad
1 Riesenradplatz, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, 1020, Austria
The Giant Ferris Wheel was built in 1897 to celebrate fifty years of Emperor Franz Joseph's reign, and it's been spinning through history ever since.
Ringstrasse
1010 Riedstraße, Penzing, Vienna, 1140, Austria
In 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph ordered the demolition of Vienna's medieval city walls and the construction of a grand boulevard in their place.
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Vienna
Maria Theresa received this palace as a wedding gift in 1740 and immediately set about turning it into the most extravagant summer house in Europe.
Secession Building
Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Vienna
In 1897, Gustav Klimt and eighteen other artists walked out of Vienna's conservative art establishment and founded their own movement.
Spanish Riding School
Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
The Spanish Riding School exists because a 16th-century Habsburg grew up in Spain and missed his horses.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Stephansplatz 3, 1010 Vienna
The south tower of Stephansdom took sixty-five years to build, and when it was finished in 1433, it was the tallest structure in Christendom.
Vienna State Opera
Opernring 2, 1010 Vienna
The Vienna State Opera was the very first building completed on the Ringstrasse, and its architects didn't live to enjoy it.
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