• The Hofburg is an immense Imperial palace, built by generations of Habsburg rulers from the 13th century up to the early 20th century. It is home to a number of interesting museums such as the Schatzkammer. 
• As soon as the Schönbrunn Palace was completed, it became the favorite residence of the Habsburg family. Its Schlosspark is a magnificent park with numerous monuments and fountains.
• The Belvedere is a magnificent baroque palace complex built in the early 18th century for Prince Eugène de Savoy. A trip to one of the museums allows visitors a chance to marvel at the magnificently decorated rooms.
• Vienna's Cathedral, the Gothic Stephansdom, was built in the 14th century at the site of an earlier church, of which two towers were incorporated. The majestic south tower still rises high over the city center.
• Between all the stately and formal buildings in Vienna, there are also some whimsical structures, most notably Hundertwasserhaus, a public housing unit converted by Hundertwasser into a colorful patchwork. 
• Michaelerplatz is a square dominated by the Michaelertor, a grand archway leading to the heart of the Hofburg. Opposite are the modern Looshaus and the Michaelerkirche, one of Vienna's oldest churches. 
• The Ringstrasse is a boulevard created in the 19th century at the site of the former city fortifications. In a span of just two decades a host of magnificent buildings were erected here, from a city hall to an opera house.
• Austria's Parliament is seated in a monumental neo-classical building completed in 1884 for the former Reichsrat. In front of the central portico stands a colossal statue of Athene, goddess of wisdom.
• The vast complex of the former imperial stables is now the site of a cluster of museums and cultural institutions as well as a number of cafés and shops, all arranged around an inviting inner courtyard.
• The Peterskirche is a high baroque church with an overwhelming interior excessively decorated with gilded sculpture groups and magnificent ceiling frescoes.
• Vienna's opera house was constructed in 1869 as the Hofoper (court opera). The monumental building has a high renaissance design fronted by a beautiful Italianesque loggia.
• This square is built on ruins of a Roman garrison, as evidenced by an underground museum. Other attractions are a baroque 18th century fountain and the Ankeruhr, a magnificent Jugendstil clock.
• Karlsplatz is one of the largest squares in Vienna. Much of it is occupied by the Resselpark, where two beautiful former metro pavilions are located. Overlooking the park is Karlskirche, a glorious Baroque church.
• Graben is a pedestrianized shopping street in the center of Vienna. In the middle of the street stands a Baroque monument erected here to commemorate the end of the Plague epidemic of 1679.
• The Schatzkammer - the imperial treasury chamber of the Habsburg dynasty - has a magnificent display of imperial symbols of power and wealth such as gem-studded crowns, orbs, scepters, and coronation mantles.
• The Burgtheater is a grandiose structure built at the end of the 19th century to house the royal theater company , the second oldest still active theater company in Europe.
• The Burggarten was created in the 19th century as a private garden for the imperial family. Highlights of the now public park include a statue of Mozart and a beautiful Palm House.
• The Heldenplatz is a spacious square near the former imperial palace of the Habsburg rulers. The square is named after two of Austria's most famous war heroes, who are honored with large equestrian statues. 
• Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum is not only home to one of the world's largest collections of paintings, but you'll also find decorative arts as well as artifacts from Egypt, the Antiquity and even Prehistoric artifacts.
• Schwarzenbergplatz is a vast square intersected by wide roads. There are several sights at the square including a fountain, a Soviet monument and a statue of the prince after whom the square was named. 
• Naschmarkt is the largest open air market in Vienna. There are plenty of stalls selling food, drinks and a whole range of different wares. It is also a popular place to have a quick bite to eat.
• Am Hof is a large square in the center of Vienna. The square, originally the site of a castle, is now dominated by the white façade of the Kirche am Hof. In front of the 14th century church stands the black Marian Column.
• Vienna's Neues Rathaus (new city hall) was built at the end of the 19th century in a Gothic Revival style. At the top of its 100 meter tall tower stands a statue known as the Rathausmann.
• The Volksgarten, a public park near the imperial palace in Vienna, was created between 1820 and 1823 after the fortifications around the palace were torn down by Napoleon.

10-06-2017