Schönbrunn Orangery

Franz I Stephan, the husband of Empress Maria Theresia, instigated the building of the Schönbrunn orangery (the building behind the fountain in this photo) in 1754. It is one of the two largest Baroque orangeries in the world, the other being at Versailles. The orangery served not only as the winter quarters for citrus trees and other potted plants but was also a winter garden used for imperial court festivities. During a winter festivity in 1786 Mozart conducted his Singspiel "The Impresario" here.

Mozarthaus Vienna

Domgasse 5 is the only one of Mozart’s apartments in Vienna that still exists today. The composer lived in Mozarthaus Vienna from 1784 to 1787 in grand style. The life and works of this musical genius are presented in and around this apartment on four exhibition levels. In addition to the historical Mozart apartment visitors can find out about the times in which Mozart lived and his most important works. The exhibition focuses on his years in Vienna, which marked a high point in his creativity. Mozarthaus Vienna also houses a shop, a concert hall and a learning center.

Mozart Ducks

Thanks to Austroducks company, the first provider of rubber ducks with an Austria theme, music lovers can now take a bath with Mozart. If you click here, you can order one of these ducks online.

Crhistmas Trees #1

Christmas trees welcome you at the Café Mozart in the city center. The first coffeehouse in this location was opened in 1794 (three years after the death of Austrian composer W.A. Mozart), it was a popular meeting point for writers, artists and actors. After the old baroque house had been torn down in 1882, the present building was construted and the newly opened café was named after Mozart in 1929. Graham Greene worked here on his screenplay "The Third Man" in 1947.

W. A. Mozart

This is one of Vienna´s most photographed monuments: it shows Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and is located in Burggarten, a public park in the city center. The monument, made of marble and accomplished by Austrian sculptor Viktor Tilgner, was originally erected in 1896 on Albertinaplatz, but transferred to the Burggarten in 1953.