Michaelerplatz
The Michaelerplatz is a major square in the center of Vienna. It is a baroque, star-shaped square that functions as the point of intersection of several inner-city streets – the Kohlmarkt, the Herrengasse, the Schauflergasse, and the Reitschulgasse – as well as the northeast entry point to the Hofburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Looshaus and Spanish Riding School.
Looshaus
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Looshaus is a commercial and residential building at Michaelerplatz 3, between Herrengasse and Kohlmarkt, in Vienna. Designed by Adolf Loos and completed in 1912, it is considered a major building of Viennese Modernism.
Spanish Riding School
Photo: sparre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Spanish Riding School is an Austrian institution based in Vienna, dedicated to the preservation of classical dressage and the training of Lipizzaner horses, whose performances in the Hofburg are also a tourist attraction. Spanish Riding School is situated 130 metres south of Michaelerplatz.
State Hall of the Austrian National Library
Museum
Photo: Richard Hopkins, CC BY 2.0.
The Austrian National Library is the largest library in Austria, with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Neue Burg Wing of the Hofburg in center of Vienna. State Hall of the Austrian National Library is situated 260 metres south of Michaelerplatz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bermudadreieck and Saint Ulrich.
Josefstadt
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Josefstadt is the 8th district of Vienna. It is bounded on the north side by Alser Straße, by the "2er Linie" on the east, Lerchenfelder Straße on the south, and the Gürtel on the west.
Michaelerplatz
- Type: Bus stop
- Description: square in Vienna
- Categories: square and transportation
- Location: Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.20846° or 48° 12′ 31″ northLongitude
16.36638° or 16° 21′ 59″ eastElevation
188 metres (617 feet)Network
Verkehrsverbund Ost-RegionOpen location code
8FWR6958+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 559267407OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Michaelerplatz” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Michaelerplatz”
- Dutch: “Michaelerplatz”
- Esperanto: “Mikaelplaco”
- German: “Michaelerplatz”
- Greek: “Μιχαέλερπλάτς”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Michaelerplatz”
- Romanian: “Michaelerplatz”
- Russian: “Михаэлерплац”
- Spanish: “Michaelerplatz”
- “Michaelerplatz”
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