Vienna State Opera
A Renaissance Revival opera house with 1,709 seats, the first major building on the Ringstrasse, opened in 1869. It stages performances almost every evening of the season, and hosts the annual Vienna Opera Ball.
- Where
- Vienna, Austria
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.2033, 16.3692
Get the Vienna State Opera stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vienna State Opera. 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 Vienna State Opera
Albertina 0.2 km
An art museum in a Habsburg palace at the south end of the Hofburg in Vienna. Its print room holds about 65,000 drawings and a million prints, and its rooms show works from Dürer to Picasso.
Imperial Crypt 0.3 km
The burial vault of the Habsburgs beneath the Capuchin Church in Vienna, founded in 1618. More than 140 members of the dynasty rest here in ornate sarcophagi, including Maria Theresa and Emperor Franz Joseph.
Haus der Musik 0.3 km
The first museum of sound and music in Austria, opened in Vienna in 2000. Across about 54,000 square feet, interactive and multimedia exhibits introduce the world of music, from early sounds to the great Viennese composers.
Austrian National Library State Hall 0.4 km
The Austrian National Library occupies part of the Hofburg, and its Baroque State Hall is the grand showpiece. Built in the early 1700s, this hall is lined with some 200,000 old volumes and decorated with ceiling frescoes by Daniel Gran.
Secession Building 0.4 km
An exhibition hall for contemporary art in Vienna, completed in 1898 by Joseph Maria Olbrich as a manifesto of the Vienna Secession. It is crowned by a dome of gilded laurel leaves, and holds Gustav Klimt's Beethoven Frieze.
Musikverein 0.4 km
A concert hall in Vienna's Innere Stadt, opened in 1870, home of the Vienna Philharmonic. Its Golden Hall is known for its acoustics, and the New Year's Concert is broadcast from here to millions of viewers.
Hofburg Palace 0.4 km
The former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty, in the centre of Vienna. It was begun in the 13th century by Ottokar II of Bohemia and expanded many times, serving as the imperial winter residence. Today it also houses the Austrian president's offices.
Karlsplatz 0.5 km
A square on the border of Vienna's first and fourth districts, beside the Karlskirche. Two pavilions by Otto Wagner stand at the underground station, and the Musikverein and the Technical University are close by.
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Questions
Where is Vienna State Opera?
Vienna State Opera is in Vienna, Austria. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Albertina (0.2 km), Imperial Crypt (0.3 km), Haus der Musik (0.3 km).
How do I get the Vienna State Opera stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vienna State Opera 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 Vienna State Opera 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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