St. Stephen’s Cathedral on Stephansplatz square became a cathedral church in 1365 and has been a cathedral since 1469/1479, assuming the role of metropolitan church of the Archbishop of Vienna in 1723.
The Vienna Künstlerhaus is an exhibition building on the Ringstrasse. It is located on the Karlsplatz, adjacent to the building of the Vienna Musikverein.
The Museum Quarter, formerly the Messepalast, is located on 60,000 m² in the heart of downtown Vienna and, at the time of its completion, was the eighth-largest cultural venue in the world, combining baroque buildings with modern architecture.
Vienna's Art History Museum was opened in 1891 together with the Natural History Museum across the square, a building which is almost completely identical.
Schönbrunn Palace represents one of Austria's most important cultural treasures. Since the 1960's, it has been one of the most visited sites in all of Vienna.
Schönbrunn Zoo, located on the grounds of Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace, was founded by the Habsburgs in 1752 and is the world's oldest zoo still in existence today.
The Vienna State Opera, the "First House on the Ring", is Vienna's most important opera house and one of the world's most famous. The Vienna Philharmonic recruits its members from the ranks of the State Opera orchestra.
Vienna's Burgtheater is Austria's national theatre. It is regarded as one of the most important stages in Europe and, after the Comédie Française, is the second-oldest in Europe, as well as the biggest venue for German-language theatre.
The Vienna Town Hall, located on the Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz in Vienna's first district, was constructed to a design by architect Friedrich von Schmidt. It houses the offices of Vienna's mayor, as well as those of the city council. The cit counselors also serve a dual role as members of the provincial legislature.