The Vienna State Opera, the famous opera house located in the centre of Vienna, has a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper). In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian Republic, it was renamed
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Audiences at the the Raimund Theater and the Ronacher enjoy great German-language musical productions like Elisabeth, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins or Evita. Both theatres are owned by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien and can seat around 1,000 persons. The Raimund Theater is a theatre in the Mariahilf district of Vienna, Austria. Named
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The Wiener Musikverein (Viennese Music Association) commonly shortened to Musikverein, is a concert hall in the Inner City of Vienna. It is the home to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This building is located on Dumbastraße/Bösendorferstraße behind the Hotel Imperial near the Ringstraße boulevard. The Großer Musikvereinssaal, or Goldener Saal (Golden
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The Hofburg is the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna, Austria. Built in the 13th century and expanded in the centuries since, the palace has been the seat of power of the Habsburg dynasty rulers, and today the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria. It
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The Spanish Riding School (German "Spanische Hofreitschule") of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School (Winterreitschule) in the Hofburg. Not only is it a centre for classical dressage, the headquarters is a tourist attraction in Vienna that offers public performances
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Austrian World Heritage Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors. It was designed by the architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nicolaus Pacassi and is full of outstanding examples of decorative art. Together with its gardens, the
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The Belvedere Palace was the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). The ensemble was built in the early eighteenth century by the famous Baroque architect, Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, and comprises the Upper and Lower Belvedere, with the Orangery and Palace Stables, as well as extensive gardens. As
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The Austrian Parliament Building in Vienna is where the two houses of the Austrian Parliament conduct their sessions. The building is located on the Ringstraße boulevard in the first district Innere Stadt, near Hofburg Palace and the Palace of Justice. It was built to house the two chambers of the Imperial
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The City Hall of Vienna (German "Wiener Rathaus"), is located on Rathausplatz in the Innere Stadt district. Constructed from 1872 to 1883 in a Neo-Gothic style according to plans designed by Friedrich von Schmidt, it houses the office of the Mayor of Vienna as well as the chambers of the
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St. Stephen's Cathedral (more commonly known by its German title "Stephansdom") is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna and the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna. The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, seen today in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf
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