Vienna University of Technology Library at Karlsplatz

Vienna University of Technology

Vienna University of Technology (Technische Universität Wien) is a leading technology and natural sciences university in Austria and also highly recognized in the whole Europe. It offers bachelor, masters, and doctoral programmes in a broad range of sciences and specializations (see faculties below). Vienna University of Technology is also a leading centre of scientific-technical research.

Faculties at Vienna University of Technology

At present, Vienna University of Technology has 8 faculties:

Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Faculty of Mathematics and Geoinformation
Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Technical Chemistry
Faculty of Informatics

Vienna University of Technology Library Building

Vienna University of Technology Library (Universitätsbibliothek der Technischen Universität Wien) was founded in 1815, together with the whole University. The library is divided into four deparments: the Main Library, the Chemistry Library, the Mathematics and Physics Library, and the Urban Design Library.

Main Library building on the picture

The building of the Main Library of Vienna University of Technology is situated at the corner of Resselgasse and Wiedner Hauptstrasse on the southern side of Karlsplatz, just a few steps from the Main Building of Vienna University of Technology. The characteristic Karlsplatz – Wiedner Hauptstrasse corner of the library building is on the picture above.

Karlsplatz in Vienna

Karlsplatz is one of the main squares in Vienna city centre and a busy U-Bahn station. The main landmark of Karlsplatz is Karlskirche (Charles Church). The large park in front of the main building of Vienna University of Technology is Resselpark.