Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
A masterpiece of total art, Schloss Belvedere is one of the world’s finest baroque palaces. Designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668–1745), it was…
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Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Rising splendidly above the gardens and commanding sweeping views of Vienna’s skyline, the Oberes Belvedere, at Schloss Belvedere, is one of Vienna’s…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
The superb Heeresgeschichtliches Museum is housed in the Arsenal, a large neo-Byzantine barracks and munitions depot. Spread over two floors, the museum…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
MAK is devoted to craftsmanship and art forms in everyday life. Each exhibition room showcases a different style, which includes Renaissance, baroque,…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Opened in 1862, the Stadtpark is a tranquil pocket of greenery, with winding paths and willow-tree-rimmed duck ponds. It's great for strolling or relaxing…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
The KunstHausWien, with its bulging ceramics, wonky surfaces, checkerboard facade, technicolor mosaic tilework and rooftop sprouting plants and trees,…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
The modernist, glass-and-steel Austria Pavilion, designed by Karl Schwanzer for Expo 58 in Brussels, has been reborn as Belvedere 21, with exhibitions…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Built between 1714 and 1716, Lower Belvedere, at Schloss Belvedere, is a treat of baroque delights. Highlights include Prince Eugene’s former residential…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
The three-tiered garden that unfurls between the two Belvederes was laid out in classical French style by Dominique Girard, a pupil of André le Nôtre of…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Wow, a museum with Schiele, Raphael, Rembrandt and Marc Chagall paintings that nobody knows about? Well, that's because they are all fakes, though…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
This residential block of flats bears all the wackily creative hallmarks of Hundertwasser, Vienna’s radical architect and lover of uneven surfaces, with…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Also known as the Biedermeier Cemetery (after the period in which all 6000 graves were laid out), St Marxer Friedhof is a pilgrimage site for Mozart…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Laid out as a private park for Hungarian prince Nikolaus Esterházy in 1785, Arenbergpark is now an appealing garden, with leafy avenues, lawns and, most…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
A fountain (sometimes rainbow-kissed when the sun is out) gushes on Schwarzenbergplatz, a grand square flanked to the north by a statue of Karl von…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
These botanic gardens, belonging to the Vienna University, have tropical glasshouses and 11,500 species from six continents, including wonders such as…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Created from an old Michelin factory, Hundertwasser Village bears the inimitable hallmark of the wacky Austrian artist of the same name. It contains…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
Designed by Paul Engelmann, a student of Adolf Loos, and the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, this building has strict lines and a stepped design…
Schloss Belvedere to the Canal
This Japanese-style garden has a rockery nurturing alpine species. The tranquil garden is at its fragrant, colourful best from spring to summer, when…
