Theseus Temple

Theseus Temple is a museum in , . Theseus Temple is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the garden .
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  • Opening hours: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Vienna
  • Also known as: “Temple of Theseus” and “Theseustempel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgtheater and Volksgarten.

Theater building
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The (; literally: "Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as " Court Theater", originally known as K.K. Theater an der Burg, then until 1918 as the K.K. is situated 210 metres north of Theseus Temple.

Park
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The is a public park in the , the first district of , . Opened in 1823, it was Vienna's first public park.

Museum
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The Austrian National Library is the largest library in , with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the of the in of . is situated 450 metres southeast of Theseus Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Ulrich and Josefstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is the 8th district of . 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.

Quarter
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was an independent municipality until 1850 and is since then divided between and , the 8th and 9th districts of , respectively.

Theseus Temple

Latitude
48.20841° or 48° 12′ 30″ north
Longitude
16.36169° or 16° 21′ 42″ east
Inception
1823
Height
11 metres (34 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Named after
Theseus and Centaur by Antonio Canova
Open location code
8FWR6956+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9245795
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1491188
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Ukrainian—“Theseus Temple” goes by many names.

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