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Mozart Memorial (1896) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Viktor Tilgner’s statue of
the composer stands Practical Information
just inside the
Ringstrasse entrance. Michaelerplatz 1, A-1010.
Map 4 D1 & 5 B4. For opening
times of individual museums,
see pp94–107.
Transport
% Stephansplatz, Herrengasse.
@ 1A, 2A to Michaelerplatz.
v D, 1, 2, 71.

. Prince Eugene Statue
Anton Dominik von Fernkorn
designed this monument to
Prince Eugene (1865).
The pedestal is by
Eduard van der Nüll.

. Schweizertor
This 16th-century
Renaissance
gateway leads to
the Schweizerhof,
the oldest part of
the Hofburg,
originally a
stronghold with
four towers.

KEY
1 Reichskanzleitrakt 8 Statue of Joseph II in r Heldenplatz
Josefs platz (see p95)
2 Michaelertor t Leopoldinischer Trakt
3 Spanish Riding School 9 Augustinerkirche (see p104) y Amalienburg is an oddly
(see pp100–101) 0 Albertina (see p104) shaped building constructed in
4 Stallburg (Stables) (see p95) q Burggarten (see p104) 1575 for Emperor Maximilian’s
son Rudolf. It has a Renaissance
5 Redoute Wing w Neue Burg (see p97) façade and an attractive Baroque
6 Alte Burg e Burgtor, the outer gate, was clock tower.
7 Burgkapelle (see p105) built to a design by Peter Nobile
in 1821–4.

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