A ring road surrounding the Old Town of Vienna, Ringstrasse contains many historically and architecturally important buildings. The 5.3 km (3.3 mi) road replaced Vienna's former city walls. While this road was designed mostly as a display of the Habsburg Empire's grandeur, a second, parallel street called Lastenstrasse serves more practical purposes for traffic. Lined with many notable museums and cultural institutions, many of Rinstrasse's buildings are older than the street itself. A loop of the street will take you to the Vienna State Opera, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austrian parliament building, Vienna's city hall, and other historic buildings. Add Ringstrasse and other attractions to your Vienna trip itinerary using our Vienna sightseeing planner.
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This is a very grand road around the heart of Vienna. It is so easy to walk, or just hop on and off one of the trams (numbers 1, 2, 71 or D) cover all of the Ring in various stages. It's a very grand.... more
This is a very grand road around the heart of Vienna. It is so easy to walk, or just hop on and off one of the trams (numbers 1, 2, 71 or D) cover all of the Ring in various stages. It's a very grand.... more »
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The first ring road built encircling the old historic center of Vienna. The wide avenue was built in the late 1800s and is lined with countless fabulous building erected during the Vienna’s building..... more
The first ring road built encircling the old historic center of Vienna. The wide avenue was built in the late 1800s and is lined with countless fabulous building erected during the Vienna’s building..... more »
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