Vienna's Ringstrasse

The Ringstrasse is a wide avenue which encircles the old city of Vienna, Austria. Constructed in the late 19th century, it represented a change, both aesthetic and political, in the city's view of its urban landscape. Ever since its construction, the Ringstrasse has been the focal point of Vienna's city center, due to its unique construction

History of Vienna leading to the Ringstrasse

Vienna's old city walls and glacis

Military influence on Ringstrasse

Inverted Baroque style of planning in the Ringstrasse

Apartment palaces in the Ringstrasse

The Ringstrasse Era and Beyond

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This page was created to fulfil the requirements of Professor David Lanegran's Geography of World Urbanization Class by Aaron Lundberg