Historic architecture in Austria

Historic Architecture Highlights

This collection showcases Austria's historic architecture through a variety of sites including medieval castles, baroque palaces, and traditional bridges. Highlights feature well-preserved ruins, elevated fortresses, and architecturally significant churches that reflect Austria's diverse cultural heritage and historical periods.

Historic Architecture Highlights — Map

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Town of Gmunden

Probably the most picturesque town in the area best known for its three palaces. Here you can still buy traditional pottery.

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Schloss Amberg

Located on a low hill north of Feldkirch's station, Schloss Amberg is a historic castle in the Levis district.

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Schloss Halbturn

Baroque palace complex situated in Halbturn, east of Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland.

Thyes / Public domain

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Burg Hohenbregenz

Ruins of a high medieval hill castle near Bregenz in Vorarlberg.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Schloss Wolfurt

Former ancestral seat of the Wolfurt family in the district of Bregenz, Vorarlberg.

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Basilika Maria auf der Heide

Roman Catholic basilica with heritage significance.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Burgruine Jagdberg

Ruined medieval hill castle near Schlins, likely built in the 12th century.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Ruine Tosters

Ruined hill castle located on a rocky northern ridge of the Schellenberg.

Asurnipal / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Burg Rosenegg

Medieval hill castle also known as Schloss Rosenegg or Schloss Rosenberg.

Tony Grubhofer / Public domain

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Schloss Landeck

Castle situated on a rocky knoll south of Landeck city.

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Schloss Fernstein

Hill castle located in the Fernstein district of Nassereith, Tyrol.

Emolenz / CC BY 3.0

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Burg Bideneck

Burg Bideneck is a castle in Tyrol, Austria. Burg Bideneck is 198 metres above sea level.

Reinhard Müller / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Burgruine Alt-Montfort

Hill castle ruins between Weiler and Fraxern in the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley.

Sygic Travel User / CC-BY-SA

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Highline179

Highline179 is located near Reutte on the Bavarian–Austrian Border, it extends at an altitude of 114 meters above the Ehrenberg castle and…

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Senderbrücke

Wooden bridge located between Dornbirn and Lauterach in Vorarlberg.

Tripomatic User / CC-BY-SA

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Tunnelportal des Arlbergtunnels

Heritage memorial marking the Arlberg tunnel portal.

Kleopatra1988 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Hängebrücke Holzgau

Suspension bridge in the Lechtal valley spanning 200.5 meters in length.

böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Gschwendtobel-Brücke

Covered wooden bridge over the Subersach river between Egg and Lingenau.

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