110 Iconic Buildings to Explore in Austria

A majestic Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River. It is the oldest remaining monastery in Styria and it contains the largest monastic library in the world as well as a long-established scientific collection. It is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts.

The Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. Located in the centre of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times afterwards. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence. Since 1946 it is the official residence and workplace of the president of Austria.

Trautenfels Castle is enthroned on a rocky outcropping at the foot of the Grimming. The 13th century castle is a historic site for art and culture, with a collection of over 40,000 folkloric, zoological, mineralogical, geological and archaeological objects. In addition, the Antler Room of the Counts of Lamberg, the splendid Marble Hall and the richly decorated State Rooms are also open to visitors.

The Graz clock tower is a 28 meter high clock tower . It stands on the Schloßberg and is the landmark of Graz with its dials with a diameter of more than 5 meters and the gold-plated hands. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area.

The Versettlabahn is a 1986-built gondola the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The two-part lift takes a maximum of six people per cabin from the valley station in Gaschurn in the Montafon via the middle station 1480 m above sea level. A. to the mountain station on the slope of the Versettla at an altitude of 2010 meters. The maximum speed is 18 km / h, the greatest inclines are 69 percent in the first and 94 percent in the second section.

The Vienna International Centre is the campus and building complex hosting the United Nations Office at Vienna. It is colloquially also known as UNO City. Six Y-shaped office towers surround a cylindrical conference building for a total floor area of 230,000 square metres. The highest tower stands 127 metres tall, enclosing 28 floors. These office towers were among the first modern skyscrapers to be built in Austria.

The Vienna State Opera is one of the top opera addresses in the world, with first-class productions of the very highest caliber and a different program every day. The building is also the home of the Vienna State Ballet, and it hosts the annual Vienna Opera Ball during the carnival season. The Program at the Vienna State Opera includes Premieres, New Stagings and Productions, but also some of the most popular opera performances such as Aida, Tosca, La Traviata, The Magic Flute and so more.

A cooperation and association of craftsmen and traders in the Bregenz Forest.It hosts themed exhibitions, workshops, contests and lectures on craft and building culture as well as presentations of products from the workshops of the member companies. Moreover, it includes a shop and a café. It offers its members institutionalised support in the areas of member service, product and design innovation, education and training, and building culture.

The Mozarthaus Vienna was Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787. This building in Vienna's Old Town, not far from St. Stephen's Cathedral, is his only surviving Viennese residence and is now a museum. Visitors start their tour of the new Mozarthaus on the third floor, where they can learn details about Mozart’s lifestyle. The exhibition on the second floor focuses mainly on Mozart’s operas.

The Musikverein is Vienna's most famous concert hall in the Innere Stadt borough of Vienna for classical music. Going to a concert here is about getting to know Vienna as a city of music in a setting of the very finest quality. And musical greats such as the Vienna Philharmonic.