Until 1918, the elected representatives serving in the Council of the Empire met here in legislative session for the Austrian half of the dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy which extended from Galicia (now Polish and Ukrainian territory) all the way to Dalmatia (the Adriatic coast of modern-day Croatia).

Palais Epstein

The Palais Epstein, located right next to Parliament, is one of the most important palaces on Vienna’s Ring Boulevard and, like the Parliament, was also designed by Theophil Hansen. Since the fall of 2005 it has been used for parliamentary purposes. There is a small permanent exhibition on the ground floor on the changing history of the palace and the Epstein family, as well as the contribution of Viennese Jewry to the architecture around the year 1900.

Historical Personalities

In modern Austria, this is the seat of both the National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament whose representatives are elected by popular vote, and the Federal Council, whose members are chosen by the various states to serve in the upper house.To the left of Parliament is the Monument of the Republic, with statues of the prominent Social Democrats Jakob Reumann (mayor of Vienna from 1919 to 1923), Viktor Adler (one of the ideological fathers of the Austrian republic and its foreign minister in 1918) and Ferdinand Hanusch (minister of social affairs from 1918 to 1920).
To the right of Parliament is the Renner Memorial, dedicated to Dr. Karl Renner, Austria's chancellor at the establishment of the republic in 1918 and at its re-establishment in 1945 and president from 1945 to 1950.

Parliament

1.,Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 3
(entrance beneath the parliament ramp)
U2, U3: Volkstheater
tram D, 1, 2: Stadiongasse/Parlament
tel. 40 110 - 2400
www.parlament.gv.at

Guided Tours Parliament:

Mid-September until mid-July (except on days when parliament is in session):
Mon - Thu: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Fri: 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Sat: 11:00 am, 12 noon, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Mid-July until mid-September (except on days when parliament is in session):
Mon - Sa: 11:00 am, 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm

Guided Tours Palais Epstein:

Groups of 15 people on demand
Start of the guided tour at the Parliament Visitor’s Center, combination tickets for guided tours of Parliament and Palais Epstein are available.