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Ringstrasse

Vienna, Austria (Innere Stadt)
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Ranked #22 of 259 attractions in Vienna
Type: Historic Walking Areas, Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Historic Sites
Activities: Walking
Fee: No
Recommended length of visit: 1-2 hours
Traveller Description: Take a walk along the Ringstrasse both by day and by night: you may not recognise it! At night it seems so different! If you are too lazy to walk... more »
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London, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Take the tram tour around the entire ring and see many of the most architectural beautiful buildings in the city. You can go around by taking Tram 1 and Transferring to Tram 2 for the 2 Euro fare. Or take the special 30 minute tour tram which I think costs 6 Eurosand no need to transfer.

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Vienna, Austria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013

You can get the some touristic attractions of vienna if you take a walk at the Ringstrasse. There are different parts of the Ringstrasse which includes Schottenring, Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring, Burgring, Opernring,Kärntner Ring etc.

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Vienna, Austria
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

The Ring is famous. It's monumental. It's grand. It's wide. It's... sort of boring. The neo-historical, massive buildings are fine to look at, but sort of sad when one imagines that most of the best architects of the day were either Viennese, Viennese-trained, or Viennese-connected and yet the developers were so conservative that only one truly great building (the massive... More

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Reading
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Take the tram round the ring but don't pay for the special ring tram. Change at Schwedenplatz between the 1 and 2 trams. Lots of nice cafes around the tram stop.

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Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013 via mobile

Most of things you'd want to see in Vienna are in Ringstrasse. Parliament building, Opera house, great hotels ( such as Imperial where Lady Gaga stayed or Sacher where you can buy a piece of original Sacher cake ) and lots of other cool and interesting things. If you're visiting Vienna make sure to see all 6.5 km of Ringstrasse.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

As the name suggests, it is a ring shaped area in Vienna. High end places can be seen, but the typical Viennese architecture like anywhere else in Vienna can be seen. A visit is recommended, however I would place the Kartner Strase above the ring, as the Kartner street is a really posh area for everyone to enjoy

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

With only one day and a half days in Vienna which did not start well, we could only manage a bit of a walk about in this area. I do not doubt that with some time in one's hands one can see more.

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Vienna, Austria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

this is viennas most characteristic road of its great imperial heritage doing tours there (being a local guide here in vienna I pass there almost every day and still like it

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

This is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights. It is typical of the historical style called Ringstraßenstil (Ringstraße Style) of the 1860s to 1890s. It is amazing all the different types of architecture in the Ringstasse, so take a drive around it to see all the amazing buildings.

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Washington, DC
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

The most interesting parts (like the Museum Quarter, Rathaus areas) it is better to walk around rather than pass on a tram and others are not worth the hype. Also, if you want to save some Euros, I would recommend just taking tram 1 and then tram 2. Together they follow the Ringstrasse circle.

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