Rechnungshof

Rechnungshof is a government office in Landstraße, Vienna which is located on Dampfschiffstraße. Rechnungshof is situated nearby to Urania, as well as near Hundertwasserhaus.

Type: Government office
Also known as: “WKStA”
Address: Dampfschiffstraße 4, Wien, 1030

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Urania and Hundertwasserhaus.

Urania

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Urania is a public educational institute and observatory in Vienna, Austria. Urania Observatory was built in 1909 according to the plans of Art Nouveau style architect Max Fabiani at the outlet of the Wien River and was opened in 1910 by Franz Joseph I of Austria as an educational facility with a public observatory. Urania is situated 340 metres west of Rechnungshof.

Hundertwasserhaus

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The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in Vienna, Austria, completed in 1985, after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Hundertwasserhaus is situated 720 metres southeast of Rechnungshof.

St. Stephen’s Cathedral

Church

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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vienna, Josef Grünwidl. St. Stephen’s Cathedral is situated 1¼ km west of Rechnungshof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner East and Wurstelprater.

Inner East

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Vienna's Inner East is an artificial island formed between the river and the Donaukanal. The island contains large expanses of parks and forests, including the famous Prater park with the permanent funfair including the Riesenrad Ferris wheel.

Wurstelprater

Locality

Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.

The Wurstelprater, often simply known as the Prater, is an amusement park located in Vienna, Austria, established in 1895. Situated south-east of the city centre within the larger Prater, a park in the district of Leopoldstadt, it is home to the iconic Riesenrad, one of Vienna's most recognisable landmarks.