The city Hall (Rathaus in German) holds the office of the mayor of the city of Vienna and the governor of the state of Vienna, the Assembly and the City Council. It was built in a neo-Gothic style by Friedriech von Schimdt between 1872 and 1883. This 321 feet building is the most important secular work of this style in the city.
On both sides of where we are right now there’s the Park of the City Hall (Rathauspark), a very attractive park. On the top of the tower sits the "Iron Knight of City Hall" (Eiserner Rathausmann), which is one of the symbols of Vienna.
At our back (on the other side of Dr k. Renner Ring) sits the Burgtheater, let’s take a look at it ...