Austrian Parliament Building
You’re looking at the meeting place of Austria’s two parliamentary chambers—first the Imperial Council (Reichsrat), and today the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat). The building’s construction began with a foundation stone laid in 1874, and it was completed in 1883, creating a Greek Revival landmark on the Ringstraße in Vienna. Its architect, Theophil Hansen, designed the structure holistically—down to interior decoration—so statues, paintings, and even chandeliers would harmonize with the whole. The scale is part of the story: the Parliament Building covers more than 13,500 square metres and contains over one hundred rooms, including the chambers of the National Council and Federal Council. It also bears the mark of twentieth-century disruption; heavy damage during World War II led to restoration of most interior areas. …
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