Tourist attractions in Vienna
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Historic Centre of Vienna | |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iv)(vi) |
Reference | 1033 |
Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
Endangered | 2017–... |
Area | 371 ha (1.43 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 462 ha (1.78 sq mi) |
The tourist attractions of Vienna concentrate in three distinct areas. The largest cluster, centred on
Vienna stands out among other European tourist destinations for being a "new old city", a city in transition from an older "picture city" like
Effects of the global crisis
In 2003–2008 the
In 2008, the effects of the unfolding
According to the Vienna Tourist Board, in 2009 the city's hotels recorded 4.385 million visitors (2008: 4.593 million). 20% of the visitors were Austrians, 24% were Germans, 5% Italians and 5% Americans. The worst losses were recorded among tourists from Asia, North America and Eastern Europe.[12] The state responded with promoting Austria in the neighbouring countries to compensate the losses in long-distance international tourism.[13] In the end of 2009, the trend reversed with an increase in tourists from Japan, Italy, Spain, Greece and Russia.[3] Recovery continued in the first half of 2010. Schönbrunn Palace recorded a 5% increase in ticket sales compared to the first half of 2009, Hofburg had a twelve per cent increase.[9]
Ranking of tourist attractions
Annual rankings of tourist attractions are compiled and published by the Vienna Tourist Board (German: Wiener Tourismusverband). The underlying tickets sales statistics counts all visitors, tourists and Viennese natives, together. Freely accessible landmarks are omitted from the statistics altogether. The symbol of Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral, ranks only seventeenth: the number (218,000 visitors in 2009) represents sales of tickets to its underground crypts, but access to the cathedral itself is free.[10]
The
Rank 2009 |
Place | Visitors | Location | |||
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2006[15] | 2007[16] | 2008[17] | 2009[18] | |||
1 | Schönbrunn Palace[note 3] Suburban palace of the Habsburgs |
2,507,000 | 2.590.000 | 2.581.000 | 2,467,000 | 48°11′5″N 16°18′44″E / 48.18472°N 16.31222°E Schönbrunn Palace Park, Hietzing |
2 | Tiergarten Schönbrunn[note 4] World's oldest public zoo established in 1752 |
2,270,996 | 2,453,987 | 2,578,698 | 2,183,000 | 48°10′56″N 16°18′10″E / 48.18222°N 16.30278°E Schönbrunn Palace Park, Hietzing |
3 | Wiener Riesenrad The Ferris wheel in Prater |
620,000 | 620,000 | 660,000 | 640,000 | 48°13′00″N 16°23′45″E / 48.21667°N 16.39583°E Prater park, Leopoldstadt |
4 | Albertina Museum of classical graphic arts |
725,759 | 557,307 | 997,000 | 630,000 | 48°12′16″N 16°22′04″E / 48.20444°N 16.36778°E Albertinaplatz, Innere Stadt |
5 | Imperial Apartments, Hofburg Palace
Downtown residence of the Habsburgs |
634,000 | 625,000 | 632,000 | 586,000 | 48°12′27″N 16°21′59″E / 48.20750°N 16.36639°E Hofburg Palace, Innere Stadt
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6 | Kunsthistorisches Museum Museum of classical art |
618,522 | 619,318 | 937,090 | 582,000 | 48°12′13″N 16°21′42″E / 48.20361°N 16.36167°E Maria-Theresienplatz, Innere Stadt |
7 | Upper Belvedere (former Austrian Gallery) collection.
Museum of classical and modern art. Gustav Klimt |
430,073[note 5] | 594,678[note 5] | 807,283[note 5] | 448,000 | 48°11′29″N 16°22′52″E / 48.19139°N 16.38111°E Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, Landstraße |
8 | Donauturm Observation deck of the highest structure in Vienna |
408,080 | 415,000 | 419,635 | 396,000 | 48°14′24″N 16°24′39″E / 48.24000°N 16.41083°E Donaupark, Donaustadt |
9 | Naturhistorisches Museum Museum of natural history |
368,801 | 397,140 | 372,778 | 392,000 | 48°12′19″N 16°21′35″E / 48.20528°N 16.35972°E Maria-Theresienplatz, Innere Stadt |
10 | Haus des Meeres Public aquarium in a converted flak tower |
247,012 | 258,294 | 336,162 | 353,000 | 48°11′51″N 16°21′11″E / 48.19750°N 16.35306°E Esterhazypark, Neubau |
11 | Leopold Museum Museum of Austrian modern art |
301,000 | 302,000 | 291,000 | 316,000 | 48°12′9″N 16°21′33″E / 48.20250°N 16.35917°E Museumsquartier, Mariahilf
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12 | Lower Belvedere Temporary art exhibitions |
[note 6] | [note 6] | [note 6] | 301,000 | 48°11′47″N 16°22′48″E / 48.19639°N 16.38000°E Rennweg 6, Landstraße |
13 | Technisches Museum Wien Museum of technology |
282,104 | 289,179 | 296,180 | 298,000 | 48°11′27″N 16°19′03″E / 48.19083°N 16.31750°E Mariahilfer Straße 212, Penzing[note 7] |
14 | Schatzkammer on display in the former Imperial Treasury
Austrian Crown Jewels |
283,585 | 279,541 | 276,871 | 280,000 | 48°12′24″N 16°21′56″E / 48.20667°N 16.36556°E Hofburg Palace, Innere Stadt
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15 | Spanish Riding School Classical dressage show[note 8] |
218,000 | 233,711 | 279,000 | 257,000 | 48°12′25″N 16°22′01″E / 48.20694°N 16.36694°E Hofburg Palace, Innere Stadt
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16 | Museum Moderner Kunst Museum of international modern art |
206,000 | 243,617 | 234,960 | 241,000 | 48°12′13″N 16°21′28″E / 48.20361°N 16.35778°E Museumsquartier, Mariahilf
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17 | Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna
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168,000 | 190,633 | 500,000 | 218,000 | 48°12′31″N 16°22′23″E / 48.20861°N 16.37306°E Stephansplatz, Innere Stadt |
18 | Imperial Crypt since 1633
Burial vault of the Habsburgs |
246,600 | 230,000 | 234,531 | 215,000 | 48°12′20″N 16°22′11″E / 48.20556°N 16.36972°E Capuchin Church, Neuermarkt, Innere Stadt |
19 | Haus der Musik Interactive museum of music and sound |
200,743 | 199.533 | 203,000 | 205,000 | 48°12′14″N 16°22′24″E / 48.20389°N 16.37333°E Seilerstätte 30, Innere Stadt |
20 | Minopolis Theme park |
247,275 | 202,000 | 48°13′4″N 16°24′52″E / 48.21778°N 16.41444°E Donau City, Donaustadt | ||
21 | Karlskirche Panoramic lift and observation deck[note 10] |
150,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 200,000 | 48°11′53″N 16°22′19″E / 48.19806°N 16.37194°E Karlsplatz, Wieden |
22 | Museum für angewandte Kunst Museum of contemporary applied arts |
196,127 | 175,419 | 176,848 | 178,000 | 48°12′27″N 16°22′54″E / 48.20750°N 16.38167°E Stubenring 5, Innere Stadt[note 11] |
23 | KunstHausWien Museum of Friedensreich Hundertwasser |
388,571 | 376,934 | 294,672 | 174,000 | 48°12′39″N 16°23′36″E / 48.21083°N 16.39333°E Untere Weißgerberstraße 13, Landstraße[note 12] |
24 | Museum of the Vienna State Opera |
166,000 | 167,000 | 48°12′15″N 16°22′5″E / 48.20417°N 16.36806°E Hanuschgasse 3, Innere Stadt[note 13] | ||
25 | Palmenhaus Schönbrunn[note 14] Tropical exhibit in the historic greenhouse of the Tiergarten |
156,146 | 160,141 | 171,164 | 160,000 | 48°11′3″N 16°18′11″E / 48.18417°N 16.30306°E Schönbrunn Palace Park, Hietzing |
26 | The Prunksaal of the Austrian National Library The historical Grand Hall of the Court Library |
155,316 | 156.265 | 169,427 | 159,000 | 48°12′22″N 16°22′0″E / 48.20611°N 16.36667°E Hofburg Palace, Innere Stadt
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27 | Austrian Parliament Building Guided tours through the parliament building |
123,440 | 149,000 | 48°12′29″N 16°21′29″E / 48.20806°N 16.35806°E Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 3, Innere Stadt | ||
28 | Mozarthaus Mozart's residence from 1784 to 1787 |
203,098 | 135,815 | 133,263 | 141,000 | 48°12′29″N 16°22′32″E / 48.20806°N 16.37556°E Domgasse 5, Innere Stadt |
29 | Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Military history museum |
126,000 | 140,000 | 48°11′07″N 16°23′15″E / 48.18528°N 16.38750°E Former Arsenal buildings, Landstraße | ||
30 | Wüstenhaus Schönbrunn Desert exhibit in the historic greenhouse of the Tiergarten |
135,000 | 48°11′5″N 16°18′6″E / 48.18472°N 16.30167°E Schönbrunn Palace Park, Hietzing |
See also
Museums in Vienna not included in the 2009 top thirty ranking:
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Other Attractions
Bohemian Prater a historical but still functioning amusement park.
Notes
- Tiergarten Schönbrunn, the Palmenhaus, the Wüstenhaus, the Imperial Coach Collection (Wagenburg), the Maze Gardens (Irrgarten) and the Privy Gardens (KronPrinzgarten). See Sehenwurdigkeiten 2007 (in German)[permanent dead link] and Sehenwurdigkeiten 2008 (in German)[permanent dead link] for exact composition of each of three clusters.
- ^ Compared to February 2008, which was an all-time high record month. In February 2008, the Tiergarten began displaying the giant panda and polar bear cubs, which attracted unusually high numbers of local visitors. - Eintrittspreise: Was alles teurer wird (in German). Die Presse. April 6, 2009 (printed edition: April 7). Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ Quoted numbers do not include tickets to the Tiergarten, Palmenhaus and Wüstenhaus which are listed as separate list entries, and the Imperial Coach Collection, which falls below top thirty. The numbers do not represent attendance to the freely accessible Schönbrunn Park and the Gloriette.
- ^ Quoted numbers includes all visitors, including a substantial share of the natives of Vienna. The Palmenhaus and the Wüstenhaus are counted as separate tourist destinations.
- ^ a b c Includes both Upper and Lower Belvedere.
- ^ a b c Included in the number for Upper Belvedere.
- ^ Technisches Museum Wien is located within a short walking distance from the main entrance of the Schönbrunn Palace.
- ^ Closed in the summer, when the horses recuperate in the open country.
- ^ Quoted numbers includes sales of tickets to the subterranean crypts and the belltower ascent. They do not represent actual attendance by worshippers and casual visitors.
- ^ Sales of tickets to the panoramic sightseeing lift inside one of the columns. The number does not represent attendance by worshippers and casual visitors.
- ^ The MAK also manages permanent exhibitions in the flak tower in Arenbergpark and other locations.
- ^ Former Gebrüder Thonet factory, rebuilt by Hundertwasser and Krawina.
- ^ City block immediately west of the Opera building, and immediately south of the Albertina building and the Burggarten Palmenhaus.
- ^ Another prominent Palmenhaus is located in the Burggarten of the Innere Stadt, 48°12′18″N 16°22′1″E / 48.20500°N 16.36694°E. It shares the block of the former Augustinian Bastion with the Albertina building.
- ^ Partnered with the State Opera Museum, which is included in the ranking, through a joint ticketing program.
References
- ^ Mazanec, Wober pp. 185-187.
- ^ "Vienna seeks to double its Indian Tourist Inflow by 2020". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ a b Umsatzeinbrüche im Tourismus (in German). Die Presse, January 22 (Web edition: January 21), 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ OECD 2010, pp. 16, 123-124.
- ^ OECD 2010, p. 119.
- ^ a b Schloss Schönbrunn Top-Sehenswürdigkeit Wiens (in German). Die Presse. July 18, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (2008). In Battle for Vienna: Soccer 1, Culture 0. The New York Times, June 26, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ Relative to the record high recorded in the first quarter of 2008. - OECD 2010, p. 19.
- ^ a b Tourismus: Schönbrunn trotzt Krise (in German). Die Presse, July 10 (Web edition: July 9), 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ a b Schönbrunn ist Wiens beliebteste Sehenswürdigkeit (in German). Die Presse. August 9 (Web edition: August 8), 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Eintrittspreise: Was alles teurer wird (in German). Die Presse. April 6, 2009 (printed edition: April 7). Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ Arrivals & Overnights 2009 (data for January-December 2009). Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ OECD 2010, p. 123.
- ^ Schloss Schönbrunn: Rekordumsatz trotz Fußball-EM (in German). Die Presse. July 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ (in German) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ (in German) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ (in German) Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Vienna Tourist Board. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ^ Schönbrunn ist Wiens beliebteste Sehenswürdigkeit (in German). Die Presse, August 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15. See also source data tables from the Vienna Tourist Board: Sehenwurdigkeiten 2009 (in German) (Retrieved 2010-08-28).
Sources
- Mazanec, Josef; Wober, Karl (2009). Analysing International City Tourism. Springer. ISBN 3-211-09415-6.
- ISBN 92-64-07741-3.
External links
- Vienna travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Vienna Online City of Vienna's Official Online Travel Guide in English
- Vienna Tourist Board: Statistics