Vienna’s alleged well-to-do 3rd District is the Landstrasse and its next-door neighbour, Wieden the 4th district, is home to the city’s most significant sights.

3rd District

The 3rd district, Landstrasse is a calm and peaceful neighbourhood with many small shops and cafés. The city’s diplomatic quarter with several embassies is located here.

4th District

Paris has the Latin quarters, London has Notting Hill and then Freihaus in Vienna’s 4th district(Wieden), one of Vienna’s trendiest neighbourhoods.

In the 4th district, Freihaus provided free housing to the city’s poor, hence the name “freihaus” which means free house.

Freihaus was completely erased in during World War 2, but in the 1990s the area was revitalized by local merchants. Freihaus Stretches from Karlzplatz to kettenbruckengasse, and part of the Naschmarkt.

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1. Belvedere Palace: One of the most splendid pieces of elaborate architectural chef-d’oeuvre anywhere, the Belvedere palace was built between 1714 and 1722 by Lucas von Hildebrandt.

The upper palace displays a wealth of architectural inventions on its facade. The main interior of the palace has been transformed into muscle-bound giants, imperial paraphernalia and the ceilings a swirl with moulded Stocco.

Both the upper and lower palaces of the Belvedere are devoted to 19th-20th centuries Austrian paintings such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.

2. Belvedere museum: The Belvedere museum of contemporary art is also located in the 3rd district and housed in the structure built for the 1958 world expo designed by architect Karl Schwanzer.

3. Karlsplatz: Next to Stephansplatz, Karlsplatz is one of the city’s busiest hubs. It encompasses the magnificent baroque karlskirche and an exquisite jugendstil pavilion designed by Otto Wagner. From Karlsplatz, you can travel westward direction to Prince Eugene’s Belvedere Palace or in the other direction if you are heading to the romantic Stadtpark.

4. Karlskirche: Built in the 18th century, Karlskirche is an elegant, domed cathedral located in Wieden in the 4th district. Karlskirche is located within karlsplatz and resselpark and Garten.

The Giant baroque church is framed by enormous freestanding columns, carved in the imitations of Trajan’s triumph as a patron saint.

Karlskirche is one of the finest in European architectural detailing. If you are not scared of heights, take the elevator to the dome and climb the top steps to enjoy an unrivalled view.

5. Hundertwasserhaus: A 52-apartment public housing complex designed by late Austrian postmodernist artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Located in the 3rd district, this complex looks like a colourful patchwork of gingerbread houses strung precariously together.

6. Kunsthaus Wien: The postmodernist artist Hundertwasser also designed this building, which looks like a crayon box of colours, with irregular floors and windows with trees growing out of them.

7. Wien museum Karlsplatz open air: located in a modern building at the end of Karlsplatz possesses Viennese historical artefacts and treasures is closed until 2024 due to renovations.

8. Schwarzenberplatz: located in the 3rd district, is a square named after prince Schwarzenberg, a 19th-century field marshal. Here also is the Russian war memorial monument from the 2nd world war and the Schwarzenberg palace.

9. Falschermuseum: located in the 3rd district, is an utterly unique collection that includes a myriad of magnificent forgers in both arts and letters. On display are fakes of Chagall and Rembrandt as well as the infamous” Hitler diaries”

10. Opera: L.E.O. Letztes Erfreuliches Operntheater also known as Last enjoyable opera theatre, offers marvellous and entertaining performances.

Getting there

Vienna’s 3rd district is one of the best-connected areas in the city using the U3 metro lines (Wien Mitte) and the U4 can take you to either end of the city in 20 minutes. For Wieden take the U1,U2,U4 to karlsplatz.

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