
Medieval fortification

Ferstel Passage

Innere Stadt

Madonna della Neve

St Michael's Square

Emperor Joseph II as Marcus Aurelius

Augustinian Church

The "Inner City" is the 1st municipal district of Vienna and the center of the Austrian capital. Dating back to a Celtic settlement and the Roman legionary camp of Vindobona it had a medieval fortification. To build the Ringstrasse, a circular grand boulevard around the "Inner City", the ancient city walls from the 13th century had to come down. There are some remnants though. Otherwise the "Inner City" is a mirror of the architectural styles of it's past.