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Outer Gate of the Burg and Neue Burg: This is the entrance to the Imperial Palace from Ringstrasse. It is also a perfect way to enter the city centre, and access the Spanish Riding School.
Heldenplatz is right behind the Outer Gate. The historic square lies between the Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and Volksgarten. It is still used for staging political and contemporary events. Adolf Hitler held his famous speech of the Austrian Anschluss here. On Austrian National Day at 26th October the annual parade of the Austrian military and the swearing-in by the Austrian President of State takes place here.
Maria-Theresien-Platz on the right of Ringstrasse holds a gigantic monument of Empress Maria Theresia. She sits right between the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Fine Arts, opposite from Heldenplatz.
Vienna’s two landmark museums are the Museum of Natural History and theMuseum of Fine Arts. These two neo-Renaissance buildings are both on your left. From the rooftop of the Museum of Natural History, you get spectacular views of Ringstrasse and the city. |