Private 3-hour History Tour of Vienna Art Nouveau: Otto Wagner and the City Trains

Embark on a half-day history, scholar led tour of Vienna’s Art Nouveau Metro Stations and iconic Art Nouveau buildings while learning about the design elements, political and aesthetic philosophy of the elegant turn-of-century style.

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Stop At: Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude), Friedrichstrasse 12, Vienna 1010 Austria

The Secession Building is an exhibition hall, completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as an architectural manifesto for the Vienna Secession, a group of rebel artists that seceded from the long-established fine art institution. Its interior displays the famous Beethoven Frieze painted by Gustav Klimt painted for one of the original exibitions.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Stadtpark, Parkring 1, Vienna 1010 Austria

The Stadtpark (City Park) in Vienna, Austria is a large municipal park that extends from the Ringstraße in the Innere Stadt first district up to the Heumarkt.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Karlsplatz Karlsplatz strasse, Vienna Austria

Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station is a former station of the Viennese Stadtbahn. The buildings above ground on Karlsplatz are a well-known example of Jugendstil architecture. They were designed by Otto Wagner, adviser to the Transport Commission in Vienna, and Joseph Maria Olbrich

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Otto Wagner Pavillon Karlsplatz, Karlsplatz, Vienna 1040 Austria

An exhibit on the life and work of Viennese modernist architect Otto Wagner in an 1898 art nouveau station building that he designed.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Postsparkasse, Georg-Coch-Platz 2, Vienna 1010 Austria

The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building is a famous building in Vienna, designed and built by the architect Otto Wagner. The building is regarded as an important work of Vienna Secession, branch of Art Nouveau.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Vienna Naschmarkt, Kettenbruckengasse Kettenbrückengasse, Vienna 1040 Austria

Vienna’s best-known culinary market has around 120 colorful market stands and lively restaurants.

Duration: 10 minutes