Vienna Observatory, Vienna

Name: Vienna Observatory
Address: Türkenschanzstrasse 17, Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43-1-4277-51801

#228 among attractions in Vienna

Museum, Science museum, Observatories and planetariums

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Facts and practical information

The Vienna Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria. It is part of the University of Vienna. The first observatory was built in 1753–1754 on the roof of one of the university buildings. ()

Local name: Universitätssternwarte Wien Coordinates: 48°13'54"N, 16°20'3"E

Address

Türkenschanzstrasse 17WähringVienna Austria

Contact

+43-1-4277-51801

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Vienna Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Liechtenstein Museum, Josephinum, Volksoper, Narrenturm.

1.3 miSE
Museum, Baroque architecture, Art museum
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
34 min walk • The Liechtenstein Museum is a private art museum in Vienna, Austria. It contains much of the art collection of its owners, the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, rulers of the principality of Liechtenstein.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Josephinum, Vienna
34 min walk • The Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum Josephinum or Josephinian Military Academy of Surgery was an academy of military medicine founded in Vienna by Emperor Joseph II in 1784. In 1874 its functions were transferred to other institutions, and its building now houses the Josephinum Medical Museum of the Medical University of Vienna.
0.9 miSE
Theater, Opera, Concerts and shows
Volksoper, Vienna
23 min walk • The Vienna Volksoper is an opera house in Vienna, Austria. It produces three hundred performances of twenty-five German language productions of opera, operetta, musicals, and ballet, during an annual season which runs from September through June.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
Narrenturm, Vienna
33 min walk • The Narrenturm in Vienna is continental Europe's oldest building for the accommodation of psychiatric patients. Built in 1784, it is next to the site of the old Vienna General Hospital, and is now home to the Federal Pathologic-Anatomical Museum Vienna.
1.3 miSE
Palace
Palais Clam-Gallas, Vienna
35 min walk • The Palais Clam-Gallas is a palace in Neo-classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1834 or 1835 by Prince Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein as a summer residence.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Alsergrund, Vienna
30 min walk • Alsergrund is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria. It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. As a central district, the area is densely populated.
0.8 miE
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Währing, Vienna
21 min walk • The Jewish Cemetery in Währing, opened in 1784, was the main burial site for members of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien. Besides the St. Marx Cemetery it is the last remaining cemetery of Vienna in the Biedermeier style.
1.3 miNE
Church, Art Nouveau architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Döbling Carmelite Monastery, Vienna
34 min walk • The Döbling Carmelite Monastery is a monastery belonging to the Teresian Carmelites, a reformed branch of the Carmelites that arose out of the reform of the Carmelite Order by two Spanish saints, St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross; the Teresian Carmelites thus belong to the Discalced Carmelites.
1.3 miSE
Art Nouveau architecture
Strudlhofstiege, Vienna
33 min walk • The Strudlhofstiege is an outdoor staircase of architectural and literary significance in Vienna, Austria. Located in the Alsergrund district, it is named after a former art school run by the painter Peter Strudel.
1.1 miE
Baroque architecture, Church
Lichtentaler Pfarrkirche, Vienna
29 min walk • The Lichtental Parish Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Lichtental, now part of Vienna, Austria. Officially the Lichtentaler Pfarrkirche zu den heiligen vierzehn Nothelfern, it is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The church has elements of Baroque and Neoclassical architecture.
0.9 miE
Church
St. Canisius's Church, Vienna
22 min walk • The St. Canisius's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the 9th District of Vienna, Alsergrund.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Vienna Observatory?

Nearby attractions include Türkenschanzpark, Vienna (7 min walk), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (9 min walk), Döbling Cemetery, Vienna (15 min walk), Jüdischer Friedhof Währing, Vienna (21 min walk).

How to get to Vienna Observatory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Vienna Observatory:

Bus

Weinhauser Gasse • Lines: N41 (5 min walk)
Gregor-Mendel-Straße • Lines: 37A, 40A (6 min walk)

Tram

Weinhauser Gasse • Lines: 40, 41 (5 min walk)
Gersthof • Lines: 40, 41, 9 (6 min walk)

Train

Wien Gersthof (7 min walk)
Wien Krottenbachstraße (17 min walk)

Metro

Währinger  Straße-Volksoper • Lines: U6 (21 min walk)
Nußdorfer Straße • Lines: U6 (22 min walk)