How to Plan an International Trip: Travel Tales and Tips : Vienna Trip Report Day 10: Hundertwasserhaus, Kunsthistorisches Museum

Day 10: 26, November 2017, Sunday:

Highlight of the day was the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

We went to Hundertwasserhaus first thing in the morning

Hundertwasserhaus:

Famous as Vienna's "nature and human-friendly" house, the odd (yet fascinating) Hundertwasserhaus is well worth a visit. Designed by painter Friedensreich Hundertwasser, this brightly colored landmark on the corner of Löwengasse and Kegelstrasse was completed in 1985 and its main occupants - unsurprisingly - are artists, intellectuals, and creative types (much like the architect himself). Although the building can only be enjoyed from the outside, we can explore the nearby Kunsthaus Wien, a complex of apartments containing a terrace café and pop over to the similarly styled shopping arcade). The design avoids straight lines, there are curves galore.

This is our tram stop schottentor

This is the Hundertwasser Kunsthaus Wien, a complex of apartments designed by him.

The Hundertwasser Village is located in the Kegelgasse directly across the apartment house. The building with a whole forest on the roof was also designed by Hundertwasser and was built due to the high visitor rush to the apartment house. The village is a small shopping center with a few souvenir shops, a cafe with a bar and some toilets in an interesting design.

village entrance here...

shopping complex...

More than two decades later quite a forest has truly evolved on the roof of the house. About 30 trees have grown up to 15 meters high housing many birds. About 1,2 million visitors admire Hundertwassers concepts of interior design every year.

After the visit, we considered going to upper Belvedere. Ended up going to the Museum Quarter and to Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Kunsthistorisches Museum:

The Kunsthistorisches Museum (English: "Museum of Art History", also often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is the largest art museum in the country.