Built between 1874 and 1878 by Karl Hasenauer and Gottfried Semper, Burgtheater is one of the most famous theaters in the German-speaking world. "The Burg," as the Viennese have dubbed it, was never just a theater but also a sacred place where heated debates took place about the function of art and culture. Older people still remember the golden years of actors and actresses like Paula Wessely, Alexander Moissi and Helene Thimig, but modern times sees a diverse program of theater, concerts and special events, including the annual Vienna Literature Festival.

O enorme Hofburg é o edifício secular mais importante de Viena, que já foi o centro do poderoso Império Habsburgo. O antigo Hofburg, com suas muitas seções e pátios diferentes, foi construído e reformado várias vezes entre os séculos XIII e XIX. O Neue Burg (Novo Palácio) foi desenvolvido no final do século XIX e início do século XX. Hoje, o Hofburg abriga vários museus, como Völkerkundemuseum, Schatzkammer, Nationalbibliothek, Albertina, Theatermuseum, Prunksaal, Spanische Hofreitschule e Kaiserappartements e a biblioteca, bem como os escritórios do presidente austríaco. Na capela, o coro da Ópera Estatal de Viena realiza missas. O Tesouro Imperial abriga a Coroa do Imperador do Sacro Império Romano e a Coroa do Imperador Austríaco. O mobiliário e as outras coleções traduzem classe e luxo. Em janeiro, o glamoroso Wiener Ärzteball acontece aqui.

Designed and built at the end of the 19th Century by Gottfried Semper and Karl Hasenauer, the Kunsthistorisches Museum houses the Habsburg family's art collection, widely regarded to be one of the finest in Europe. The Picture Gallery is literally a Who's Who of the old masters, containing works by the likes of Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Dürer, Raphael, Titian and Velazquez, as well as a comprehensive collection of paintings by Breugel. One visit is hardly enough to take everything in - lots of people return for a second or third time. The Ephesus Museum - a collection of arms and armour - and the collection of ancient musical instruments in the Imperial Palace also belong to the Kunsthistorisches Museum and are worthy of a visit in their own right.

Peterskirche or St. Peter's Church in Innere Stadt is among the finest examples of Baroque churches in town. Built on a 4th-century church, it took three decades for its construction to complete and was designed by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. It began in 1701 and ended in 1733, and is also one of the oldest churches in the city. Inspired by The Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica, this magnificent structure is a wonderful sight to behold from the inside-out. Legend has it that Charlemagne established a church on this site in 792 BCE. There is a relief plague on the facade about Charlemagne and his works. Its beautiful interiors are displays of master handiwork in the form of frescoes, carved wood, golden stucco, ornate pulpit and altarpieces.

A nova prefeitura foi construída de 1872 a 1883 para substituir a antiga prefeitura em Wipplingerstraße e tem estilo neogótico. Uma enorme torre central, e acima, uma estátua de três metros de altura de um cavaleiro de armadura, domina a fachada. Conhecido carinhosamente como o Rathausmann, foi projetado por Friedrich Schmidt. A característica mais atraente da fachada é sua galeria elevada, com suas varandas curvas. O edifício tem sete pátios onde são realizados concertos, mercados e eventos de patinação no gelo. No topo da primeira das duas grandes escadarias está o Festsaal, um salão que se estende ao longo do edifício.