Vienna City Hall is located in the central part of the city. It is also called “New”, because until 1883 the city council was located in a different place, namely on Wiplingenstrasse, but the annexation of the suburbs increased the population of the capital and the old town hall could no longer cope with the work. Therefore, in 1873-1883, a new building was built according to the design of local architect Friedrich Schmidt, to whom a monument was later erected. This monument is located in the courtyard behind the town hall.
The Vienna City Hall was built in the neo-Gothic style and modeled on the Brussels City Hall. Its length is 152 meters, width – 127 meters. The height of the central tower is 103.3 meters. He has an iron guard on his head - “Rathausman”. There is an observation area, which you need to climb 256 steps.
The town hall has 1575 rooms and 2035 windows. The building houses 2 libraries and 2 archives.
This is what one of the central internal staircases looks like:
One of the courtyards:
Banquet hall:
The Town Hall organizes about 800 events annually. Among them, it is worth noting the “Ball of Life”, “Ball of Flowers”, Equestrian Festival, Jazz Festival, New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic.
See the full program on the website: http:// www.wiener-rathausplatz.at.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 13:00 there is a free tour of the building.
This is what Rathausplatz looks like in the warm season:
Various festivals are held here, you can listen to any music, watch films - completely free.
In winter, a huge skating rink appears in front of the town hall:
In December you can visit the Christmas market.
The counters are full of souvenirs, toys, and sweets. You will see rides, carousels, trains, dwarf horses, performances, fun competitions.
Address of the Vienna City Hall: Rathauseplatz 1.
Detailed information can be found on the official website: https://www.wien.gv.at/english/cityhall.
To get there, take the metro line U2 - stop Rathaus.
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