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The Karlskirche, its green dome and twin columns, in front of the pool on Karlsplatz

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Imperial and Art Nouveau Vienna

11 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026

From the Gothic of St. Stephen's to the Baroque of the Karlskirche and Schönbrunn, the Opera on the Ring, Klimt's Secession and Hundertwasser's curves.

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  1. Essential

    Museums & culture· Innere Stadt

    St. Stephen's Cathedral

    The Gothic cathedral at the very heart of Vienna, with its patterned tiled roof and the 136-metre south tower you can climb on foot.

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    West front of St. Stephen's Cathedral, with its Romanesque portal and patterned tiled roof
  2. Essential

    Museums & culture· Innere Stadt

    Hofburg Palace

    The Habsburgs' winter palace, a city within the city. Inside are the Imperial Apartments and the museum devoted to Empress Sisi.

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    The curved, colonnaded wing of the Neue Hofburg facing Heldenplatz
  3. Essential

    Museums & culture· Innere Stadt

    Vienna State Opera

    The first great building on the Ring, opened in 1869, staging opera or ballet almost every night. There are cheap standing places and guided tours.

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    Façade of the Vienna State Opera, with its arched loggia over the entrance

  4. Museums & culture· Karlsplatz

    St. Charles's Church

    Vienna's great Baroque church, its green dome flanked by two columns modelled on Trajan's. It's reflected in the pool in front.

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    The Karlskirche, its green dome and twin columns, in front of the pool on Karlsplatz

  5. Museums & culture· Karlsplatz

    Secession Building

    The white temple of Viennese Art Nouveau, built in 1898 and crowned with a dome of gilded laurel leaves. Klimt's Beethoven Frieze is in the basement.

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    The white Secession building topped with its dome of gilded laurel leaves

  6. Special place· Landstraße

    Hundertwasser House

    A 1985 social housing block with no straight lines, colourful façades, wavy floors and trees growing out of the windows.

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    Corner of the Hundertwasser House, with colourful façades, columns and plants on the balconies

  7. Shopping· Innere Stadt

    Graben

    Vienna's smartest pedestrian street, lined with old shops and centred on the Plague Column, a Baroque eruption of clouds and angels.

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    Graben pedestrian street with the Baroque Plague Column in the middle
  8. Essential

    Museums & culture· Hietzing

    Schönbrunn Palace

    The Habsburgs' summer palace, with Baroque state rooms and vast gardens rising to the Gloriette, which looks out over the whole city.

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    Schönbrunn Palace's yellow façade seen from the main courtyard

  10. Museums & culture· Innere Stadt

    Spanish Riding School

    Lipizzaner horses and classical dressage in a Baroque riding hall inside the Hofburg. You can see a full performance or the morning training.

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    The Spanish Riding School in Vienna's Hofburg

  11. Nature & beaches· Innere Stadt

    Volksgarten

    The garden beside the Hofburg with thousands of rose bushes and a Greek temple in the middle. In May and June it's the loveliest corner of the Ring.

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    The Volksgarten, the garden beside the Hofburg

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Before you go

How to see Vienna's architecture

  1. Karlsplatz, three in one

    The Karlskirche, the Secession and Otto Wagner's metro pavilions are all on the same square or two minutes apart. The Naschmarkt starts just behind.

  2. Enter the Hofburg via Michaelertor

    Go in under the dome on Michaelerplatz and cross the courtyards to Heldenplatz, passing the Riding School, the Library and the Volksgarten on the way.

  3. Hundertwasser from outside

    People live in the house, so you can't go in. Across the street, Hundertwasser Village has shops and loos decorated by the same artist.

  4. No lift in the south tower

    You climb the cathedral's south tower on foot, up more than 300 steps. The shorter north tower has a lift and houses the great Pummerin bell.

Checked on November 5, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.

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