Main building (University of Vienna)

The Main building (German: Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien, commonly shortened to Hauptuni) is the central headquarters of the University of Vienna, it is located in the first district of Vienna and faces the so called Universitätsring. It was designed by Heinrich Ferstel and built in 1873.

History

Duke Rudolph IV established the University of Vienna March 12, 1365. Heinrich von Ferstel designed the Main building and it was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1884.[1]

References
  1. "University of Vienna: 650 Years". Austrian Information. Embassy of Austria. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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