Congress Center

Congress Center is a convention center in Inner East, Vienna which is located on Messeplatz. Congress Center is situated nearby to the post office Post Filiale 1024, as well as near Elisabeth-Ben David-Hindler-Park.

Email: congress@messe.at
Type: Convention center
Address: Messeplatz 1, Wien, 1020

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ernst-Happel-Stadion and Giant Ferris Wheel.

Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Stadium

Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, known as Praterstadion until 1992, is a football stadium in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. With 50,865 seats, it is the largest stadium in Austria. Ernst-Happel-Stadion is situated 1¼ km southeast of Congress Center.

Giant Ferris Wheel

Ferris wheel

Photo: Rftblr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Wiener Riesenrad, or simply Riesenrad, is a 64.75-metre tall Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna. Giant Ferris Wheel is situated 1 km west of Congress Center.

Hundertwasserhaus

Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hundertwasserhaus is an apartment house in the Landstraße district of Vienna, Austria, completed in 1985, after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Hundertwasserhaus is situated 1½ km southwest of Congress Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wurstelprater and Stuwerviertel.

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.