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Vienna UNESCO world heritage sites

Vienna City center

St. Stephen's Cathedral at Stephansplatz 3
The most important religious building in Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral has borne witness to many important events in Habsburg and Austrian history and has, with its multi-coloured tile roof, become one of the city's most recognizable symbols

St. Peter's Church at Petersplatz 1
The new church was the first domed structure in baroque Vienna.

St. Michael's Church at Michaelerplatz 4
The neo-Classical façade (1792) is plainer than its Baroque doorway, and the 1340 Gothic tower had a Renaissance spire (1598) added to it. Inside, the church has a Gothic chancel and Baroque decor, exemplified by the remarkable Fall of the Angels over the high altar.

Minorite church at Minoritenplatz 2A
The foundation stone was laid by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1276. Duke Albrecht II later supported the building process, especially the main portal. The Gothic Ludwig choir was built between 1316 and 1328, and used as a mausoleum in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Scots Church at Freyung 6A
Vienna's oldest abbey is home to a museum filled with valuable treasures.

St. Mary's on the Bank at Salvatorgasse 12
One of the oldest churches in the city - along with St. Peter's Church and St. Rupert's Church - it is one of the few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in the Vienna.

Romans museum at Hoher Markt 3
On display are ordinary objects and cult items, fragments from buildings, statues, and toys, drain covers and crockery, idols and ornaments. The latest 3-D technologies, drawings, and wall paintings illustrate a vision of what life may have looked like back then.

Vienna Ring road

Court Theatre at Universitaetsring 2
The Burgtheater was created in 1741 and has become known as "die Burg" by the Viennese population; its theatre company of more or less regular members has created a traditional style and speech typical of Burgtheater performances.

Town Hall at Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1
The design of the richly adorned fassade is modelled on the Gothic architecture of Flemish and Brabant secular buildings like the Brussels Town Hall. It features five towers including the central tower with a height of 98 m (322 ft).

Parliament at Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 3
It contains over one hundred rooms, the most important of which are the Chambers of the National Council, the Federal Council, and the former House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus). The building also includes committee rooms, libraries, lobbies, dining rooms, bars and gymnasiums.

Maria Theresa Square at Burgring 5
Facing each other from the sides of the square are two near identical buildings, the Naturhistorisches Museum (Natural History Museum) and the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum).

Imperial Palace at Heldenplatz
The Hofburg has been expanded over the centuries to include various residences (with the Amalienburg and the Albertina), the imperial chapel (Hofkapelle or Burgkapelle), the imperial library (Hofbibliothek), the treasury (Schatzkammer), the Burgtheater, the Spanish Riding School (Hofreitschule), the imperial mews (Stallburg and Hofstallungen).

Court garden at Josefsplatz 1
The park is famous for its beautiful rose gardens with over 3,000 rose bushes of about 400 different cultivars of roses.

State Opera at Opernring 2
Inaugurated in 1869, the Staatsoper (State Opera House) stands proudly with its fine Renaissance façade overlooking the Ring.