Burgring Burgring is a street in Vienna Inner City, stretching between Maria-Theresien-Platz and Vienna State Opera. It is a part of the Ringstrasse (Ring Street), the street that makes a circle around the Inner City. Each section of the Ringstrasse has its own name, typically after a nearby landmark or important place. Burgring is named [more…]
Franz Josef Statue, Burggarten Vienna One of the monuments in Burggarten Park in central Vienna (probably the most popular monument in Burggarten is that of Mozart) is the statue of Franz Josef I, the long-ruling Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (see more details about Franz Josef I below). The statue was completed in 1904 (still [more…]
Burggarten Park in Vienna Inner City Burggarten is a large park in the very centre of Vienna. Burggarten is situated in the first district (Innere Stadt – Inner City), next to several very important buildings and landmarks, including the Imperial Palace, Palmenhaus, Albertina Gallery, or Vienna State Opera. Besides trees and a lake, there are [more…]
Burggarten in Vienna Burggarten is a popular park in Innere Stadt (Vienna’s 1st district). Locals come to Burggarten to walk or relax and tourists also come to see the statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which is located very close to the entrance to Burggarten from the Burgring side. Burggarten is very close to many tourist [more…]
Mozart Statue in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is definitely one of the best known names connected with Vienna and Austria. It is therefore not a surprise that you can see Mozart’s statue in Vienna city centre. This monument of Mozart is situated inside the Burggarten (Imperial Palace Gardens). In the high summer tourist season, it [more…]
Palmenhaus Greenhouse Palmenhaus is a greenhouse adjacent to Vienna Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and Burggarten, the Imperial Palace park. The greenhouse was first built in 1822 and then completely re-built to its today’s looks in 1901. The architect’s name was Friedrich Ohman. Palmenhaus is a typical example of the Jugendstil architectonic style, popular in Vienna around [more…]
Burggarten in Vienna Burggarten is the park attached to Hofburg (Vienna Imperial Palace). It is a popular place to relax in Vienna Inner City. Besides the grass, flowers, trees, and fountains, a big attraction of Burggarten is the statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which is situated close to the entrance (from the Ringstrasse side). See [more…]
Palmenhaus in Vienna Burggarten Palmenhaus is a Jugendstil-style greenhouse, restaurant, and cafe at the border of Burggarten, the Imperial Palace Hofburg, and Albertina in Vienna Innere Stadt (1st district). Palmenhaus is located in the middle of Vienna’s main tourist area, with most landmarks within easy walking distance. Hotels near Palmenhaus and Burggarten You will find [more…]
Burggarten in Vienna Burggarten means Castle Gardens. It is a large park situated next to the Imperial Palace Hofburg in Vienna Inner City (Innere Stadt, 1st district). You can access Burggarten either from the Ringstrasse (just about the border between its Burgring and Opernring section), or from Albertinaplatz and Palmenhaus. Burggarten is a popular place [more…]
Vienna Burggarten park Burggarten (Imperial Palace Gardens) is the park located next to the Imperial Palace in Vienna Inner City. The borders of Burggarten are formed by Hofburg, Palmenhaus and Hanuschgasse, Goethegasse, Opernring, and Burgring (two sections of the Ringstrasse). Burggarten is a popular place for rest with locals and tourists alike. Inside Burggarten you [more…]