Majolikahaus, facade detail

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Art nouveau and modernism in architecture

The Secession building, completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich, is one of the best known examples of Viennese art nouveau. This pioneering building near the Naschmarkt was the first exhibition hall in Central Europe to be dedicated exclusively to modern art, and is widely credited as being one of Europe's most original art nouveau constructions. Gustav Klimt submitted two designs for the building in 1897, which was commissioned as an alternative to the Künstlerhaus.

Other than the Secession building, which provided exhibition premises for Klimt and his younger contemporaries, Vienna is packed with thought-provoking architecture that bears witness to the progressive spirit of Klimt's day. Architects Otto Wagner and Josef Hoffmann shaped the Austrian capital like no others, accounting for a large slice of the city's art nouveau building stock. The stations, viaducts and decoration of the former Stadtbahn (urban railway), the Majolikahaus and Musenhaus on the Wienzeile, Europe's first modernist church (St. Leopold am Steinhof) and the Postsparkasse Savings Bank on the Ringstrasse were all designed by Otto Wagner.


Josef Hoffmann's villas in the 19th district are well worth a look. Two more of Wagner's students, Josef Plečnik and Max Fabiani, came up with the design for the Church of the Holy Spirit, the Artaria House and the Urania building. One landmark building in the history of modern architecture in Vienna has lost none of its appeal to this day - but when it first appeared the Adolf Loos building on Michaelerplatz was reviled by Emperor Franz Joseph and a population more at home with historicist architecture.

All of these buildings, and countless more art nouveau gems throughout the city, have a timeless appeal.
Visitors can discover them under their own steam or on one of the countless art nouveau tours, conducted by government-approved tour guides.

Secession

Friedrichstraße 12
1010 Vienna
  • Vienna City Card

    • Benefits of the Vienna City Card: -0%

      Special Offer:

      Free audioguide or guided tour

      Additional information on the offer:

      Overview tour every Saturday, 11 a.m. in English or individual visit with an audioguide (German, English, French, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish).
      Savings: 3€

  • Opening times

    • Tu, 10:00 - 18:00
    • We, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Th, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Fr, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Sa, 10:00 - 18:00
    • Su, 10:00 - 18:00
  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • 13 Steps (Swinging doors 120 cm wide)
    • Side entrance
      • (Swinging doors 120 cm wide)
    • Elevator available
      • Door 80 cm wide
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
    • Special offers for people with disabilities

      People with disabilities pay the discounted admission price, companions enjoy free admission. Audio guide free with the Vienna City Card

    • Comments

      Main exhibition rooms accessible by elevator. Access to all exhibition rooms: elevator. Elevator: door width: 80 cm, cabin depth: 105 cm, cabin width: 80 cm. Beethoven Frieze (basement): elevator. Drawing Room: 24 steps.


Otto Wagner Pavilion

Karlsplatz
1040 Vienna
  • Vienna City Card

  • Prices

    • 1st Sunday of the month: Free admission
  • Opening times

    • 15 March to 31 October
    • Fr - Su, 10:00 - 13:00
    • Fr - Su, 14:00 - 17:00
    • Closed: 11/1 2023 – 3/14 2024 & 5/1 2024

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • 3 Steps
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
    • Comments

      No steps in the exhibition hall.

Otto Wagner's Court Pavillon (Hietzing)

Schönbrunner Schloßstraße
1130 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • 15 March 2024 to 31 October 2024
    • Fr - Su, 10:00 - 13:00
    • Fr - Su, 14:00 - 17:00
    • Closed: 1/11/2023 - 14/3/2024 & 1/5/2024

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • 2 Steps (Double swinging doors 156 cm wide)
        Stufenhöhe je 16cm
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
    • Special offers for people with disabilities

      Guided tours on request.

Majolika House

Linke Wienzeile 40
1060 Vienna

Otto Wagner's Church at Steinhof (Otto Wagner Kirche am Steinhof)

Baumgartner Höhe 1
1140 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • 15 March 2024 to 31 October 2024
    • Tu - Fr, 10:00 - 17:00
    • Sa, 14:00 - 17:00
    • Su, 11:00 - 17:00
    • The Otto Wagner Church is closed from 1 November, 2023 until 15 March, 2024.

  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • 12 Steps
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
    • Comments

      Interior: no steps. Access to the church is currently restricted and not possible for wheelchair users and people with walking difficulties!

Austrian Post Savings Bank (Österreichische Postsparkasse)

Georg-Coch-Platz 2
1010 Vienna
  • Opening times

      • 12/09/2024 10:00 - 18:00
      • 12/10/2024 10:00 - 18:00
      • 12/11/2024 10:00 - 18:00
      • 12/12/2024 10:00 - 20:00
      • 12/13/2024 10:00 - 18:00
    • Opening hours see website

  • Accessibility

    • Side entrance
      • no steps
        Wiesingerstraße 4
    • Elevator available
    • Further information
      • Seeing eye dogs allowed
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Artaria House

Kohlmarkt 9
1010 Vienna

Urania

Uraniastraße 1
1010 Vienna
  • Opening times

    • Mo - Fr, 09:00 - 20:00
  • Accessibility

    • Main entrance
      • 30 Steps (Swinging doors 80 cm wide)
    • Elevator available
    • Further information
      • Wheelchair accessible restroom available.

Looshaus

Michaelerplatz 3
1010 Vienna
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