Ringstrasse vienna

Plan of the city walls after reconstruction in 1548. Use the sketch of the Cathedral in the centre to orient it to the map below. The old Vienna is a really compact city with heaps happening in a fairly small space. Getting around is very easy with their super efficient U-bahn, wide pedestrian zones and trams. The U-bann was clean and runs on an honesty system where people are expected to buy their tickets and be ready to produce them if asked, when caught without out one there is an instant…

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The Parliament building on Vienna's Ringstrasse boulevard is one of the most important buildings of the Historicism period. Theophil Hansen designed it in the style of ancient Greece. Palais Epstein next door is one of the most important palaces on the Ringstrasse boulevard. ©wienerwildnis.at

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In 1884, Emperor Franz Joseph I opened the main building of the University of Vienna on the Ringstrasse, designed according to plans by Heinrich von Ferstel. The magnificent historic building is based on the famous Italian universities of the Renaissance. ©WienTourismus / Paul Bauer

Photo about the very prominent Rathaus (Town Hall) seen through the gardens in front. a nice place to relax... Image of column, ringstrasse, tourist - 2644517

A Ride Around the Ringstrasse in Vienna, Austria

The Ringstrasse is Vienna's state boulevard and embraces much of Old Vienna and the first district. It lines up dozens of historic, public and private, buildings and grand hotels, and can be cruised by tramway in about 30 minutes. http://www.vienna-unwrapped.com/ringstrasse-vienna/

There is a string of events on or around the Ringstrasse this year including the 60th Eurovision Song Contest

Vienna's Ringstrasse is 5.3 kilometers long. Long enough to provide space for numerous monumental buildings, which were built during the…

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Wien | Vienna on Instagram: “Over 3,000 rose bushes of more than 200 different varieties can be found at Volksgarten. It‘s located on the Ringstrasse and is laid out in…”

The Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera (Wiener Hofoper); in 1920, it was renamed the Vienna State Opera. The members of the Vienna Philharmonic are recruited from its orchestra. The building was the first major building on the Vienna Ringstraße commissioned by the controversial Viennese "city expansion…

Ringstrasse Street Map | © Roger W/Flickr

Ringstrasse

This is the Austrian National Theatre in Vienna, Austria. It is just one of the architectural gems which you can find on the Ringstrasse and, of course, the red tram gives the whole city an even more magical twist. #travel #vienna #austria #theatre #architecture #tram #city #citybreak #explore #discover #topdestination #europe

A tour of the grand museums and palaces circling Vienna’s Ringstrasse