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Otto Wagner’s Church of St. Leopold at Steinhof is one of the most important buildings in Vienna. Opened in 1907 at the most elevated point of a sprawling psychiatric hospital, it was Europe’s first modernist church. The interior design was adapted to the needs of patients and forms a unique ensemble of the Wiener Moderne. Among the artistic highlights of the church’s bright and spacious interior are the stained glass windows by Koloman Moser.

The construction of Vienna’s city railway around 1900 was a milestone in Vienna’s development into a modern metropolis. The prominent architect Otto Wagner succeededin combining functionality with artistry and giving the city’s public transit system a unique look. Wagner’s life and work are recalled in one of two former station buildings on Karlsplatz in the heart of Vienna.

During the construction of Vienna’s city railway, a station was built near Schönbrunn Palace for the exclusive use of Emperor Franz Joseph on the initiative of Otto Wagner, the designer of the city’s publictransit system. Completed in 1899, the building’s elegant exterior and sumptuous interior were specifically tailored to meet the Emperor’s demands. The pavilion demonstrated that modernist architecture was equal to every task, including conveying imperial splendor.