{"id":1666,"date":"2016-02-04T11:58:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T10:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?page_id=1666"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:23:54","slug":"famous-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/famous-people\/","title":{"rendered":"On the trail of famous Viennese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/peoplesmall.jpg\" alt=\"Freud's address\" class=\"wp-image-13990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/peoplesmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/peoplesmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some of the world&#8217;s most famous people called Vienna home, including powerful monarchs, giants of classical music, groundbreaking scientists, and celebrated artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow in the footsteps of various personalities with the below guides&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location guides for Empress Elisabeth, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Strauss, Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, Bruckner, Liszt, Leh\u00e1r, Klimt, Schiele, Wagner&amp; Hundertwasser with a bonus Freud suggestion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Famous\" rel=\"sponsored\">classical concert<\/a>* in a historical venue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/vienna-book-song-film\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1684\">Vienna at the movies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1632\">Sightseeing overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jump to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#habsburgs\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#habsburgs\">The Habsburgs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#composers\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#composers\">Composers &amp; musicians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#artists\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#artists\">Artists, architects &amp; designers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"habsburgs\">The Habsburgs<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial.jpg\" alt=\"Flower beds at the Elisabeth memorial\" class=\"wp-image-44872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/flowerbedselisabethmemorial-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The memorial to Empress Elisabeth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many major locations in the city centre are Habsburg-related, but the palace tours at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/tour\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"161\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/hofburg-visitor-information\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2711\">Hofburg<\/a> offer a close look at the lives of the more notable representatives of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/habsburgs\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"12848\">centuries-old dynasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the focus tends to be on the periods associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/franz-joseph\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"26307\">Emperor Franz Joseph<\/a> (1830-1916) and Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franz Joseph&#8217;s spouse deserves her own detailed location guide, however, since she attracts the most interest from visitors&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empress-elisabeth-sisi\">Empress Elisabeth (Sisi)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth.jpg\" alt=\"Kaiserin Elisabeth plaque\" class=\"wp-image-16971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/kaiserinelisabeth-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Several museums and palaces carry a strong Sisi theme: look inside her apartments, enjoy topical exhibitions, view clothes and other items from her life, and much more&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/empress-elisabeth\/\">Sisi location guide<\/a> highlights the main stops on any self-guided Empress Elisabeth tour. If you only have time for one location, try the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/sisi-museum\/\">Sisi Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re wondering why Sisi gets all this attention, read a quick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/sisi\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34621\">introduction<\/a> to the life and importance of this iconic figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"composers\">Composers &amp; musicians<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/beethovensgrave1.jpg\" alt=\"Beethoven's grave\" class=\"wp-image-46659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/beethovensgrave1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/beethovensgrave1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Beethoven&#8217;s grave in the Zentralfriedhof)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you simply want to experience the genius of Mozart, Strauss, and others in a suitably atmospheric, historical Viennese setting, then browse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\">these concert venues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But to get closer to the lives of such composers as Beethoven and Mahler, try the guides below. Or just look up as you wander around Vienna: it feels as if every second building bears a plaque highlighting some connection or another to a world-famous composer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mozart\">Mozart<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/mmburgsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Mozart Memorial in the Burggarten\" class=\"wp-image-5904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/mmburgsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/mmburgsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozart\/\">Mozart location guide<\/a> for a map, photos and detailed notes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozartwohnung\/\">Mozartwohnung<\/a> and other places he lived, venues he played in, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozarthaus\/\">Mozarthaus museum<\/a>, monuments, memorials, and even his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozarts-grave\/\">grave<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to popular belief, Mozart did not end up in a mass, unknown grave. Though the location still possesses a sliver of mystery to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"beethoven\">Beethoven<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_1115-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Beethoven statue\" class=\"wp-image-2072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_1115-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_1115-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ludwig van Beethoven lived, ate, drank, and performed in an awful lot of places in Vienna and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethoven\/\">Beethoven location guide<\/a> points you at the top ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two most important places for visitors are the city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethoven-museum\/\">Beethoven Museum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/beethovens-grave\/\">Beethoven&#8217;s grave<\/a> (which lies among a group of other famous composer graves in Vienna&#8217;s central cemetery).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"haydn\">Haydn<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/haydnsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Haydn statue\" class=\"wp-image-6568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/haydnsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/haydnsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although long-employed by a court outside of the city, Haydn still lived and worked in Vienna for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/joseph-haydn\/\">Haydn location guide<\/a> takes you to such places as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/haydns-house-haydnhaus\/\">Haydn House<\/a>, monuments, and the famous open-air clock that has the composer in a starring role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"johann-strauss-ii\">Johann Strauss (II)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/strausssmall.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Strauss\" class=\"wp-image-14320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/strausssmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/strausssmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A true son of the city, who gave the world its most famous waltz. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/johann-strauss\/\">Strauss guide<\/a> takes you around the locations with close ties to his life and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, read all about the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/strauss-monument\/\">golden statue<\/a> in the Stadtpark or how you can find out more about Strauss&#8217;s life and works in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/strauss-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22944\">Johann Strauss Museum<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/house-strauss-casino-zogernitz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"68512\">House of Strauss<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/strauss-apartment\/\">his former apartment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schubert\">Schubert<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert bust\" class=\"wp-image-4262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Discover all the landmarks associated with the biography and creativity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schubert-in-vienna\/\">Franz Schubert<\/a>, including his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schuberts-birthplace\/\">birthplace<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schuberts-sterbewohnung\/\">house he died in<\/a>, and various residences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We even have a Schubert lime tree in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"brahms\">Brahms<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brahmsphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait photo of Johannes Brahms\" class=\"wp-image-84859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brahmsphoto.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/brahmsphoto-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Hamburg-born composer spent the last 25 years of his life in Vienna and developed an intimate association with the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/musikverein\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5593\">Musikverein<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/brahms-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"31950\">Brahms guide<\/a> reveals, for examples, the locations of various commemorative plaques, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/brahms-grave\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"32076\">grave<\/a> and statue, and places where his works premiered in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mahler\">Mahler<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mahlerportrait.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Mahler\" class=\"wp-image-25485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mahlerportrait.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mahlerportrait-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gustav Mahler spent most of his life outside Vienna. But the city educated him and he ran the world-famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/opera\/staatsoper\/\">opera house<\/a> here for about ten years. As such, he pretty much counts as an honorary Viennese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-mahler\/\">Mahler guide<\/a> takes you to the sites most closely associated with his name, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-mahler-grave\/\">his grave<\/a> in the city&#8217;s 19th district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"liszt\">Liszt<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lisztsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Franz Liszt photo\" class=\"wp-image-32460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lisztsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/lisztsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Dear Franz started his musical education in earnest in Vienna before moving on to Paris. But he returned regularly for visits and concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/liszt-in-vienna\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"32394\">Liszt guide<\/a> highlight the commemorative plaques and key locations for retracing his few steps in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bruckner\">Bruckner<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/brucknersmall.jpg\" alt=\"Part of a Bruckner plaque\" class=\"wp-image-39451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/brucknersmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/brucknersmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anton Bruckner spent most of the last three decades of his life in Vienna playing the organ and composing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/bruckner\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39444\">Bruckner guide<\/a> takes you, for example, to his former residences in the city and several of the places that hosted his performances and world premieres of his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lehar\">Leh\u00e1r<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/leharsmalla.jpg\" alt=\"Leh\u00e1r plaque\" class=\"wp-image-39833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/leharsmalla.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/leharsmalla-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hungarian-born Leh\u00e1r spent the best part of five decades living and working in Vienna. He arrived as a regimental concert master and &#8220;left&#8221; as a world-famous and wealthy composer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/franz-lehar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39818\">Leh\u00e1r locations<\/a> takes in residences, memorials, coffee houses and select venues that hosted notable performances and premieres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"artists\">Art and design<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/seccessionroof.jpg\" alt=\"Roof of the Secession building\" class=\"wp-image-42734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/seccessionroof.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/seccessionroof-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Secessionsgeb\u00e4ude, once home to Klimt and other artists)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The composers tend to overshadow other creative types in Vienna&#8217;s history. But the city nurtured some remarkable talents that now enjoy global recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three art\/design locations with the closest focus on homegrown talent are probably the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/vienna-museums\/belvedere\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3308\">Belvedere<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/leopold-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4014\">Leopold<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/mak\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7100\">MAK<\/a> museums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a closer exploration of the life and works of Viennese artists, use these guides&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gustav-klimt\">Gustav Klimt<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/klimtthumb.jpg\" alt=\"Klimt sign\" class=\"wp-image-4702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/klimtthumb.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/klimtthumb-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Perhaps no other artist is more closely associated with Vienna. Follow his life around the city with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-klimt\/\">Klimt guide<\/a>, and discover all the places you can see his paintings and other works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re pressed for time, simply head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/upper-belvedere-palace\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3521\">Upper Belvedere<\/a> to see <em>The Kiss<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"egon-schiele\">Egon Schiele<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/schielethumbgrave.jpg\" alt=\"Schiele last studio thumbnail\" class=\"wp-image-5537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/schielethumbgrave.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/schielethumbgrave-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The artist Egon Schiele studied, worked and died in Vienna. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/egon-schiele\/\">a guide<\/a> to relevant addresses, including all the places with his works on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any trip to see Schiele&#8217;s art should include the Leopold Museum, home to the most important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/schiele-leopold\/\">Schiele collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"otto-wagner\">Otto Wagner<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wagnerthumb.jpg\" alt=\"Otto Wagner Plaque\" class=\"wp-image-5150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wagnerthumb.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/wagnerthumb-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Many of the iconic buildings in Vienna bear Wagner&#8217;s architectural fingerprints, particularly the railway stations along the U6, U4 and S45 subway and train lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/otto-wagner-in-vienna\/\">Otto Wagner guide<\/a> highlights landmark Viennese buildings from his life and work, with a map, photos, and numerous annotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"friedensreich-hundertwasser\">Friedensreich Hundertwasser<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hundertwasserplaque.jpg\" alt=\"Hundertwasser plaque\" class=\"wp-image-21540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hundertwasserplaque.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hundertwasserplaque-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If any man could turn banal buildings into artistic wonders, then it was Hundertwasser. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/hundertwasser-guide\/\">this guide<\/a> to find your way to the colourful highlights of his life as artist and architect in Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can particularly recommend the Hundertwasser Museum in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/hundertwasser\/\">Kunst Haus Wien<\/a>: a joyful celebration of his art, life and philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-famous-viennese\">Other famous Viennese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m working on a fuller guide for Freud, but for now&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"freud\">Freud<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sigmund_Freud_publicdomain-e1454583279844-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sigmund Freud\" class=\"wp-image-999\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sigmund Freud spent much of his active working life in Vienna in an apartment on Berggasse. 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