Connecting Heldenplatz with Burgtheater, facing the Parliament, the Rathauspark and the Natural History Museum on the one side and Ballhausplatz on the other, this first-district park will unavoidably lie on your sightseeing-track. Tourists that want to see it all can continue their attentive stroll in the neat Volksgarten, watching out for the Theseus temple, the monument for Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary (well-known as “Sissi”) and for the playwright Franz Grillparzer, the Volksgartenpavillon (café and club) and its fountain and rosegarden. On warm and sunny days they might otherwise join the more laid-back people (not least students from the nearby University) chatting, reading, sunbathing on the lawn (as long as the city won’t introduce the Victorian “Keep off the grass!” again). The well-attended garden along the Ringstraße, constructed over the former city fortifications destroyed by Napoleon’s troops, opened its doors to the public in 1820.

Recent Session(s) at this location

• Gruff Rhys On the first sunny days in early spring people are longing for this wee bit of sun and try not to bother too much about the wind that is freshening up at this time of the year. The same holds true, when we meet Cardiff-based Gruff Rhys on the morning after his Vienna show. We have had enough of winterly indoor shootings and thus are happy to work with a Welsh man, who won’t be fussy about the windy weather. Gruff is forearmed with a life vest ... more ... May 10th, 2011 - (0 Comments)

• Au Revoir Simone A spring afternoon in the park with Annie, Erika and Heather from Au Revoir Simone – nothing seems more natural than having the charming Brooklyn-based trio spreading their dreamy electronic lo-fi keyboard pop in this gently blooming surrounding. Their warm and organic melodies enfold with the fresh breeze that swirls through the treetops and about the girls’ hairs when performing “Tell Me”. It is this breath of airiness and touchiness that sl... more ... May 3rd, 2009 - (5 Comments)

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