Kärntner Ring Street in Vienna Kärntner Ring is one section of Vienna’s “Ring Street” – Ringstrasse, which goes in a circle around the first district, Innere Stadt (Inner City). Kärntner Ring Location Kärntner Ring is located in the southern part of Innere Stadt. Its borders are marked by the crossing with Kärntner Strasse next to [more…]
Kärntner Strasse in Vienna Kärntner Strasse is a well-known street in Vienna Inner City. It goes from Karlsplatz (Charles Square) to Stephansplatz and St. Stephen’s Cathedral. If you look carefully, you can see the two Heathen Towers of Stephansdom in the background on the picture. Kärntner Strasse is mainly a shopping street – most of [more…]
Lokalbahn in Vienna Vienna Lokalbahn is something between a tram and an urban train, which connects Vienna city centre with its suburbs in the south. The end station in Vienna city centre is located at the intersection of Ringstrasse and Kärntner Strasse near Vienna State Opera. Lokalbahn Route Wien – Baden From Ringstrasse, Lokalbahn goes [more…]
Vienna State Opera One of the world’s most famous opera houses is Wiener Staatsoper, or Vienna State Opera, in Vienna Inner City. It is located at the crossing of Kärntner Strasse and Ringstrasse, on the way from Stephansdom to Karlsplatz. The area around Vienna State Opera is a popular hotel location. Opera Toilet Photo Opera [more…]
Opera and Motorcycles in Vienna Opera and motorcycles usually don’t come to mind together, but in Vienna you can see a picture like this. It was taken in front of the side entrance to Vienna State Opera building in Operngasse (the street that connects the Opernring with Albertina on the left hand side of the [more…]
Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna State Opera The world famous Vienna Opera House, the Staatsoper, is located in the southern part of the Inner City, where the shopping street Kärntner Strasse meets the inner city circle street, the Ringstrasse. This is one of the most beautiful parts of Vienna, with typical wide boulevards, historical buildings, and lots [more…]
Vienna State Opera Wiener Staatsoper, or Vienna State Opera, is one of the buildings that make Vienna known abroad. Besides being a world-class opera house and a major tourist attraction, the Staatsoper is also an important traffic hub. There is an intersection of 3 metro lines (U1, U2, and U4 – station Karlsplatz), several tram [more…]
1 September in Vienna State Opera In the Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) opening a new season and other special occasions are usually celebrated with an Open Day (Tag der offenen Tür). On this day, visitors can have a look behind the scene and see what it takes to run this world class opera house. [more…]