The Kunsthistorisches Museum, which in 2012 counted 1,351,940 visitors, is one of the main museums in Vienna and one of the oldest and richest in the world. The main building, topped by a 60-meter-high octagonal dome, is located in Maria-Theresien-Platz, along the Ringstraße surrounding the Innere Stadt district.
The Museum was officially inaugurated on October 17, 1891 in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Habsburg after more than thirty years from the first commission. From 22 October it was open to the public. The building overlooks the Maria-Theresien-Platz, mirroring the Naturhistorisches Museum (historical-naturalistic museum). The two museums were commissioned by the emperor in 1858 to contain the immense collection of Habsburg works of art and to make their heritage accessible to all. The competition for the construction of the buildings was launched in 1867 and won by the architects Carl von Hasenauer and Gottfried Semper.
The first stone was laid, without too many ceremonies, on November 27, 1871. The facades recall the Italian Renaissance style and the interiors are decorated with marble, stucco and gold ornaments and paintings.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Address: Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010
Phone: +431525240
Site:
https://www.khm.at/Location inserted by
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