Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Vienna, Austria
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Experience Vienna in Austria in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ViennaIndividual Sights in ViennaSight 1: Tiergarten Schönbrunn
Schönbrunn Zoo is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens. It generally receives more than 2 million visitors every year.
Sight 2: Neptune Fountain
The Neptune Fountain in the Schönbrunn Palace Park was built between 1778 and 1780 as part of the redesign of the complex under Empress Maria Theresa. The fountain is a good hundred meters long, almost fifty meters wide and a little over seven meters high without figures.
Sight 3: Gloriette
The Gloriette in the Palace Garden of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna is the largest and probably most famous of all Gloriettes.
Sight 4: Obelisk
The obelisk fountain in the Schönbrunn Palace Park in Vienna's 13th district of Hietzing is one of numerous fountains in this baroque green space. The main dimensions are: length 35.6 m, width 24.0 m and height 31.3 m.
Sight 5: Pfarre Maria Lourdes
The Church of Maria Lourdes is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 12th district of Meidling, Vienna.
Sight 6: Lorenshof
The Lorenshof is a municipal residential complex of the municipality of Vienna, built in 1927–28 according to plans by the Austrian architect Otto Prutscher. It is located at Längenfeldgasse 14–18 in Vienna-Meidling and is bordered by Klährgasse and Arndtstraße.
Sight 7: Haydnhof
The Haydnhof is a municipal residential complex in Vienna-Meidling. It was built from 1928 to 1929 according to plans by August Hauser.
Sight 8: Leopoldine-Glöckel-Hof
The Leopoldine-Glöckel-Hof is a municipal residential complex of the municipality of Vienna in the 12th district of Meidling, which was built between 1931 and 1932 according to plans by Josef Frank.
Sight 9: Franz-Domes-Hof
The Franz-Domes-Hof is a listed municipal residential complex in Vienna-Margareten. It is located at Margaretengürtel 126–134.
Sight 10: Hundsturmer Linienkapelle
The Hundsturm Chapel is a Roman Catholic, former line chapel in the 5th district of Vienna, Margareten, on the corner of Schönbrunner Straße and St.-Johann-Gasse, on the edge of the Bruno-Kreisky-Park, and belongs to the parish church of St. Josef zu Margareten. It is one of the few line chapels in Vienna that still exists today.
Sight 11: Bruno-Kreisky-Park
Bruno-Kreisky-Park is a park in Vienna's 5th district, Margareten. It is located right next to Margaretengürtel and Rechte Wienzeile.
Sight 12: Margaretengürtel
Margaretengürtel is a station on U4 of the Vienna U-Bahn. It is located in the Margareten District. It opened as part of the Wiener Stadtbahn in 1899 and became an U-Bahn station in 1980.
Sight 13: Gustav-Adolf-Kirche
The Gustav-Adolf-Kirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church building in the 6th district of Vienna, Mariahilf. It is the first Protestant church building in the suburbs between the Viennese city walls and the Linienwall. The building is a listed building (list entry).
Sight 14: Pfarrkirche St. Ägyd
The parish church St. Aegidius is a Roman Catholic church in Gumpendorf in the 6th district of Mariahilf. The free -standing church is located in the formerly independent suburb of Gumpendorf. Somewhat reset from Gumpendorfer Straße, it forms a small square with Brückengasse and stands at the end point of the sight axis of Stumpergasse.
Sight 15: Bezirksmuseum Mariahilf
The Mariahilf District Museum is a district and local history museum dedicated to Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf at Mollardgasse 8.
Sight 16: Glasmuseum
The Mariahilf Glass Museum is a museum in Vienna's 6th district of Mariahilf.
Sight 17: Pilgramgasse
Pilgramgasse is a station on the Vienna U-Bahn line U4. It is located in Margareten between Ramperstorffergasse and the eponymous street, which is named after Franz Anton Pilgram (1699–1761), an Austrian Baroque architect. The station is in an open cut parallel to the River Wien and curves to match the curve of the river.
Sight 18: Margaretenbrunnen
The Margaretenbrunnen is a fountain on Margaretenplatz in Vienna's 5th district of Margareten.
Sight 19: Klarissinnenkirche Zur ewigen Anbetung
The Poor Clares Adoration Church is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna's 5th district of Margareten.
Sight 20: Justizanstalt Wien-Mittersteig
The Wien-Mittersteig prison is a special institution of the Austrian prison system in the 5th district of Vienna. The prison mainly accommodates inmates of the enforcement of measures against mentally abnormal offenders. Mentally abnormal offenders, on the other hand, who are not mentally competent, are housed in the Göllersdorf and Asten prisons.
Sight 21: Freie Bühne Wieden
The Freie Bühne Wieden is a private theatre in the 4th district of Vienna, Wieden, which opened on 17 December 1976.
Sight 22: Engelbrunnen
The Engelbrunnen is a listed fountain at Wiedner Hauptstraße 55 in the 4th district of Wieden.
Sight 23: Ernst-Jandl-Park
The Ernst-Jandl-Park is a Beserlpark on the Wieden in Vienna, Schlüsselgasse 4.
Sight 24: Palais Hohenlohe
The Palais Hohenlohe-Dobner-Dobenau is located in the 4th district of Vienna, Wieden, at Theresianumgasse 33 near the Theresianum.
Sight 25: Palais der Apostolischen Nuntiatur
The Palais of the Apostolic Nunciature is located in the 4th district of Vienna Wieden at Theresianumgasse 31 at the corner of Viktorgasse.
Sight 26: Anton-Benya-Park
Anton-Benya-Park in Argentinierstraße in Vienna's 4th district of Wieden is a Viennese park named by the Vienna Chamber of Labour in honour of Anton Benya and opened on 1 June 1990.
Sight 27: Belvedere
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. It houses the Belvedere museum. The grounds are set on a gentle gradient and include decorative tiered fountains and cascades, Baroque sculptures, and majestic wrought iron gates. The Baroque palace complex was built as a summer residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Sight 28: Botanischer Garten der Universität Wien
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is a botanical garden in Vienna, Austria. It covers 8 hectares and is immediately adjacent to the Belvedere gardens. It is a part of the University of Vienna.
Wikipedia: Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna (EN), Website
Sight 29: Evangelisch-Koreanische Gemeinde in Wien
The Evangelical Paul Gerhardt Church is an Evangelical-Korean church in the 3rd district of Vienna Landstraße at the corner of Schützengasse and Stanislausgasse.
Wikipedia: Evangelische Koreanische Kirche (Wien) (DE), Website
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