Found 12 locations in Culture tagged with "architecture":
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Messe Wien
Fair grounds for the people
Vienna's main trade show and expo fairgrounds, Messe Wien is a massive structure home to the city's largest and most significan...
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Museumsquartier
Culture club
With some 60,000 square meters, MQ is one of the largest cultural quarters in the world. As the city's epicenter of cultural co...
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Kirche am Steinhof
Jugendstil's holy lemon
The Kirche am Steinhof (aka Kirche St. Leopold) sits high atop the Baumgartner Höhe at the city outskirts. Locals jokingly refe...
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Wiener Konzerthaus
Sounds of music
There’s more to Vienna’s Konzerthaus than just Mozart—although you’re unlikely to find a better spot to enjoy a classical...
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Wotruba Church
Blessed, you rise
This church on the outskirts of Vienna astounds with its mad Lego-like architectural exterior, which is made with no apparent r...
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Karl-Marx-Hof
Worker's castle
After WWI, the new socialist city council built housing superblocks both to end the housing shortage and to express the new sel...
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Architekturzentrum Wien
Architecture A to Z
Tucked away in a tranquil corner of the museum quarter, Architekturzentrum Wien (or "AzW", as it is most commonly called) is a ...
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Burg Theater
Comedie Deutsche
The Burgtheater is one of the oldest theaters in Europe (second after France's Comedie Francaise). Built in 1888, this former H...
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Schloss Schönbrunn
Imperial splendor
It's true that Schönbrunn was initially designed in the 18th century to resemble Versailles...though it didn’t quite pan out th...
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Gasometer
All gassed up
Visitors to Vienna arriving from Schwechat airport can’t miss the four gigantic gas tanks that make up the historically rich Ga...
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Hauptbuecherei Wien Urban-Loritz Platz
Staircase to bookish heaven
Urban-Loritz Bucharei (municipal library) sits on Vienna's "Gürtel", a major roadway running along the outer ring of the city. ...
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Rabenhof Theater
An unusual 1920s venue
An unusual venue hosting an unusual program. The theater sits in the middle of Rabenhof, a huge public housing complex built in...