{"id":2746,"date":"2016-03-30T13:52:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T12:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:52:53","slug":"burggarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/burggarten\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burggarten"},"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\/2016\/03\/burgsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Fountain in the Burggarten\" class=\"wp-image-13258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/burgsmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/burgsmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you ever get a little weary from all the sightseeing, pop into the Burggarten park alongside the tourist hotspots for a bit of a rest. Then thank Napoleon for the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Central park famous for its Mozart statue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Borders the Hofburg &amp; Albertina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place to sit and relax a while<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You might spot a Lipizzaner, too<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/hofburg-palace-tickets-l124617\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_HofburgVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">guided tour<\/a>* of the Hofburg area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozart-monument-burggarten\/\">Mozart monument<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/butterfly-house\/\">Butterfly House<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Burggarten history<\/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\/burggarten1.jpg\" alt=\"The Burggarten from the Hofburg\" class=\"wp-image-45688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burggarten1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/burggarten1-300x225.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\">(View of the Burggarten across from the Hofburg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Napoleon&#8217;s troops withdrew from Vienna in 1809, clutching the Treaty of Sch\u00f6nbrunn and their souvenir fridge magnets, the mess they left behind demanded a redesign of the area around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/hofburg\/\">Hofburg imperial complex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of this redesign was the creation of the <em>Kaisergarten<\/em> or <em>Emperor&#8217;s garden<\/em>, a private area for the ruling family to take off their shoes and enjoy a picnic (possibly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities extended the area in 1863, then reduced it again a few decades later to create space for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/neue-burg\/\">Neue Burg<\/a> palace extension. The latter now separates the park from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/heldenplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2748\">Heldenplatz square<\/a> (another creation arising after French shenanigans).<\/p>\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\/2024\/02\/burggarten1863.jpg\" alt=\"Nineteenth century winter glasshouses\" class=\"wp-image-68930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/burggarten1863.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/burggarten1863-300x225.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\">(Remarkably, a photo taken around 1863 by Franz Antoine (jun.) of the park&#8217;s old winter glasshouse; Wien Museum Inv.-Nr. 55802\/18; excerpt reproduced with permission under the terms of the CC0 licence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the demise of the monarchy and the change to a republic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/austria\/\">in 1919<\/a>, the Kaisergarten passed to the state. At the time, many streets and similar were renamed to remove any imperial connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so the Emperor&#8217;s Garden simply became the <em>Burggarten<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside the Burggarten<\/h3>\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\/2025\/02\/neueburg2025.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Neue Burg from the Burggarten park\" class=\"wp-image-80844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neueburg2025.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/neueburg2025-300x225.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\">(View of the Neue Burg from the park)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Burggarten &#8211; currently managed by the federal garden services (the Bundesg\u00e4rten) &#8211; does not offer the floral beauty associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/volksgarten\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16829\">Volksgarten<\/a> on the other side of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/heldenplatz\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2748\">Heldenplatz square<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park does, however, provide nice views of its palatial surrounds: the rear of that Neue Burg extension as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/jugendstil\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"31716\">jugendstil<\/a> imperial glasshouses that now feature, for example, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/winter-palace\/butterfly-house\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2664\">butterfly house<\/a> and caf\u00e9-restaurant. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/albertina\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2995\">Albertina palais and art museum<\/a> lies just beyond.<\/p>\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\/03\/mozartmonument.jpg\" alt=\"The Mozart Monument\" class=\"wp-image-44023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mozartmonument.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mozartmonument-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 monument to Mozart with the Neue Burg behind)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider it a place to enjoy some greenery in the middle of a city and a little respite from sightseeing crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The location does have one particular ace up its sleeve, though. The famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/mozart-monument-burggarten\/\">Mozart monument<\/a> moved to the Burggarten in 1953 to become one of Vienna&#8217;s most popular photo motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another three statues complete the collection of manmade highlights within the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hercules and the Nemean lion (created around the turn of the 19th century and incorporated into a small fountain feature in the Burggarten pond in 1948)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/03\/franzstatue.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Franz I\" class=\"wp-image-44021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/franzstatue.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/franzstatue-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\">(Franz Stephan&#8217;s equestrian statue dates back to 1781, but moved here in 1819)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Franz Stephan (1708-1765), who was the husband of Empress Maria Theresa. His wife has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/maria-theresa-monument\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6483\">larger monument<\/a> on the other side of the road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emperor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/culture\/franz-joseph\/\">Franz Joseph<\/a> (1830-1916). He has a rather pensive look about him, almost as if he knew time was slowly running out for Habsburg rule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/03\/franzjosephstatue.jpg\" alt=\"Statue of Franz Joseph I\" class=\"wp-image-44020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/franzjosephstatue.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/franzjosephstatue-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\">(An emperor and dynasty nearing the end of their time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever watched the period detective series, Vienna Blood, then you&#8217;ll recognise the Burggarten (and Franz Joseph&#8217;s statue) from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/vienna-blood-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22811\">Season 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/vienna-blood-season-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"38572\">Season 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/goethe-monument\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"39856\">monument<\/a> to German writer, Goethe, stands just outside the southeast entrance to the park, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horses?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In mid-2021, a small part of the Burggarten converted to outdoor paddocks. These provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/lipizzaner\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"292\">Lipizzaner stallions<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/spanishridingschool\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"278\">Spanish Riding School<\/a> with some open-air recreational space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you might be lucky and get a glimpse of these magnificent animals (I&#8217;ve seen them in the paddocks once and riding through the Burggarten twice). Should they be absent, you have plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/spanishridingschool\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"278\">alternative ways<\/a> to see the horses.<\/p>\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\/2024\/08\/spanishridingschoolburg1.jpg\" alt=\"Lipizzaner stallion in an outdoor paddock\" class=\"wp-image-74063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spanishridingschoolburg1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/spanishridingschoolburg1-300x225.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 horse paddocks with proof they are used)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the Burggarten<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/hofburg\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2708\">Hofburg area<\/a>, then you&#8217;re more or less already there. The park also lines part of the long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/ring\/\">Ringstrassen<\/a> boulevard that encircles the old town. I mention it as a quick and worthy detour in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/transport\/walking-tour-ring\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"50555\">Part 3<\/a> of my self-guided walking route recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subway: Herrengasse (U3) or Museumsquartier (U2) stations, then a short walk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram\/bus: Tram lines 1, 2, D or 71 to Burgring (which runs along the edge of the park) or bus 2A to <span class=\"text\">Albertinaplatz<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Burggarten, 1010 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1asmHlbVpicbQLt1557vf6l4l0zQ\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ever get a little weary from all the sightseeing, pop into the Burggarten park alongside the tourist hotspots for a bit of a rest. Then thank Napoleon for the opportunity. 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