Vienna - brief description and tourist attractions

Vienna - tourist attractions

	Schönbrunn Palace
	St. Charles's Church in Vienna	The St. Charles's Church (German: Karlskirche) is a church situated on the south side of Karlsplatz, Vienna. It is located on the edge of the 1st district, 200 metres outside the Ringstraße. It is one of the most outstanding baroque church structures, and boasts a dome in the form of an elongated el...
	Spittelau Waste Incinerator Plant	Spittelau Waste Incinerator Plant is a thermal plant for waste treatment in the city of Vienna, which was completed in 1971. It was redesigned by the great architect and artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser after it was destroyed by fire in 1987. Located in the northern part of the city near a Danub...
	Kahlenberg	Kahlenberg is a mountain located in the 19th District within Vienna, Austria (Döbling). Kahlenberg lies in the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) and is one of the most popular destinations for day-trips from Vienna, offering a view over the entire city. Kahlenberg is 484 meters high and lies in the northe...
	Hundertwasserhaus	The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Joseph Krawina as a co-author. This expressionist landmark of Vienna is located in the Landstraße district on the corner of Kegelgasse and Löwengasse....
	Donauinsel	The Donauinsel (Danube Island) is a long, narrow island, in central Vienna, Austria, between the Danube river and the parallel excavated channel Neue Donau (New Danube). The island is 21.1 km (13.1 mi) in length, but is only 70–210 metres (230–690 ft) broad. The New Danube waterway is practically a...
	KunstHausWien	The KunstHausWien is a museum in Vienna, designed by the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. This museum in the Landstraße district houses the world's only permanent exhibition of Hundertwasser's works, and also hosts regular temporary exhibitions of other artists. The KunstHausWien operates as a p...
	Prater	The Wiener Prater is a large public park in Vienna's 2nd district (Leopoldstadt). The Wurstelprater amusement park, often simply called "Prater", stands in one corner of the Wiener Prater and includes the Wiener Riesenrad. The area that makes up the modern Prater was first mentioned in 1162, when E...
	Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station	Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station is a former station of the Viennese Stadtbahn. The buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of Jugendstil architecture. These buildings were included in The Vienna Secession, as they followed many of the artistic styles of that movement. They were de...
	Rathaus in Vienna	The Rathaus is a building in Vienna which serves as the seat both of the mayor and city council of the city of Vienna. The town hall also serves, in personal union, as Governor and Assembly (Landtag) of the State of Vienna, a state with the Austrian federal system. The Rathaus was designed by Friedr...