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NORTH OF
MARIAHILFER STRASSE

This district, to the north of Mariahilfer areas and is home to several important
Strasse and along the Ring, includes some sights. Here visitors will find many of the
of the most magnificent and monumental city’s cultural institutions, including
buildings in Vienna. The semicircular the biggest concentration of museums
Ring or Ringstrasse, developed during in Austria. Mariahilfer Strasse itself is a
the 1870s and 1880s, is a grand boulevard very busy shopping street, with large
divided into nine sections, each named department stores and many quaint cafés
after architectural landmarks or prominent and bars around it, concentrated especially
politicians from the Habsburg era. Today, in the cobbled, pedestrianized streets of
this is still one of Vienna’s most prestigious the bustling Spittelberg area.
Sights at a Glance
Streets S E N S E N G A S S E PORZELLANG.
i Mariahilfer Strasse V.-SWIETEN-G. T H U R N G A S S E
o Spittelberg SCHLICK
Historic Buildings BERG- GASSE
1 Neues Rathaus GARNISON- WÄHRIN WASAGA SSE TÜRKENSTR. G.
LIECHTENSTEINSTR. G A S S E
2 Parlament ROTENHAUSG. SCHLICK-
3 Burgtheater pp82–3 S P I TA L G A S S E H Ö R L PLATZ
4 Universität SCHWA RZSPANIERSTR. GER S K O L I N G A S S E
PLATZ
OTTO-
FERSTELG.
7 Josephinum WAGNER- GASSE ROOSEVELT- TRASSE MARIA- THERESIEN- STR.
PLATZ
8 Old AKH – University Campus ALSER STRASSE FRANKGASSE HÖRLG.
w Theater in der Josefstadt Schottentor
e Palais Trautson
REICHSRATSSTRASSE
r Volkstheater LIEBIGG.
EBENDORFERSTR.
LAUDONGASSE SCHLÖSSELGASSE WICKENBURGGASSE
Churches L A N D E S G E R I C H T S S T R . UNIVERSITÄTSSTR. MÖLKER
BASTEI
5 Votivkirche KOCHGASSE SCHÖNBORN FLORIANIGASSE RATHAUSSTR.
PARK
9 Dreifaltigkeitskirche L E D E R E R G A S S E FELDERSTR.
q Maria-Treu-Kirche TULPENG. RATHAUS- TEINFALTSTR.
PARK
Museums and Galleries PIARISTENG. RATHAUS- U N I V E R S I TÄT S R I N G
JODOK-
6 Freud-Museum FINK-PLATZ L A N G E BUCHFELD- GASSE LEN AUGASSE Rathaus PLATZ LÖ WELSTR.
0 Museum für Volkskunde RATHAUS-
t Naturhistorisches Museum JOSEFSTÄDTER STRASSE RATHAUSSTR. BARTENSTEING. PARK
y Kunsthistorisches Museum REICHSRATSSTRASSE
pp88–91 G A S S E DOBLHOFFG.
u MuseumsQuartier PIARISTENGASSE GRETE- DR.-KARL-
TRAUTSONG. VOLKSGARTENSTR. RENNER-RING
JOSEFSG. AUERSPERGSTR.
REHOR-
KELLERMANNG. LERCHENFELDER STR. BELLARIASTR. BURGRING
PARK
NEUDEGGERG.
MUSEUMSTR.
0 metres 300 NEUSTIFTGASSE Volkstheater
0 yards 300 GARDEG. KIRCHBERG- MARIA-
THERESIA-
B U R G G A S S E PLATZ
SIEBENSTERN GASSE B R E I T E G . MUSEUMSPLATZ
BABENBERGERSTR.
SCHRANKG.
GUTENBERGG.
Museums-
STUCKGASSE
KIRCHENGASSE ENSTERNGASSE
PARK SIGMUNDSG.
SIEB STIFTGASSE TIFTGASSE SCHWEIGHOFERG. quartier ESCHENBACH- GASSE
LINDENGASSE THEOBALDGASSE
RAHLGASSE
MARIAHILFER STRASSE
WINDMÜHLGASSE F ILLGRADERG.
KIRCHENGASSE
GUMPENDORFER STRASSE
Z O L L E R G A S S E
See also Street Finder, maps BARNABITENG.
1, 2 & 4
Impressive Gothic spires of the Votivkirche
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