Augarten
A public park of 52.2 hectares in Leopoldstadt, Vienna's second district. It contains the city's oldest Baroque garden, and it is also home to the Vienna Boys' Choir and a porcelain manufactory.
- Where
- Vienna, Austria
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 48.2261, 16.3764
Get the Augarten stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Augarten. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Vienna volume with your photos and a note.
Near Augarten
Votive Church 1.7 km
A neo-Gothic church on the Ringstrasse in Vienna, built after the failed assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph in 1853. Its twin spires reach about 99 metres, and it was consecrated in 1879 to mark the emperor's silver wedding.
Wiener Riesenrad 1.8 km
A Ferris wheel 64.75 metres tall at the entrance of the Prater amusement park, built in 1897. It is among the oldest Ferris wheels still turning, and was featured in the 1949 film The Third Man.
Prater 1.8 km
A public park of about six square kilometres in Vienna's second district, with meadows, woodland and long avenues. It includes the Wurstelprater amusement park, with its famous giant Ferris wheel, and was once an imperial hunting ground.
Café Central 1.9 km
A traditional Viennese coffeehouse at Herrengasse 14, set in a vaulted hall on the ground floor of the Palais Ferstel. It was a gathering place for writers and thinkers in the early 20th century, and still serves coffee and cakes under its arches.
St. Stephen's Cathedral 2.0 km
The Gothic mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna, standing in the middle of the old city. Its roof of glazed multicoloured tiles and the 136 metre south tower are famous, and the Romanesque west front dates from the 13th century.
Historic Centre of Vienna 2.0 km
The old core of the Austrian capital, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. It holds Baroque palaces, the Gothic cathedral and the grand 19th century buildings of the Ringstrasse, reflecting centuries as the seat of the Habsburg court.
Plague Column 2.0 km
A Baroque Holy Trinity column on the Graben, a pedestrian street in central Vienna. Emperor Leopold I vowed to build it during the plague of 1679, and it was completed in 1693.
Mozarthaus Vienna 2.0 km
Mozart's home from 1784 to 1787, a few steps from St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna's old town. It is the only one of his Viennese residences that survives, and it is now a museum about his life and music.
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Questions
Where is Augarten?
Augarten is in Vienna, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Votive Church (1.7 km), Wiener Riesenrad (1.8 km), Prater (1.8 km).
How do I get the Augarten stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Augarten and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Vienna volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Augarten before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Vienna volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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