Austrian Parliament Building
Good to know
- Best time to go
- Year-round
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- wheelchair-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Built in the 1880s on the Ringstrasse, the Austrian Parliament is a grand exercise in Greek Revival architecture chosen to evoke the birthplace of democracy. A wide ramp lined with statues of ancient historians leads up to a colonnaded portico, and before it stands a monumental fountain of Athena flanked by figures representing the empire's rivers. Recently restored, its chambers and glass-roofed halls can be visited on guided tours. The building housed the imperial council and now serves the national and federal councils of the republic.
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