Spreading out between the Burgtheater and Heldenplatz, the Volksgarten is great for relaxing among dignified rose bushes and even more dignified statues. A monument to Empress Elisabeth is in the northeast corner, not far from the Temple of Theseus, an imitation of the one in Athens (commissioned by Napoleon), and the Volksgarten ClubDiskothek.
Volksgarten
Vienna
Transportation
- tram: D, 1, 2, 71 Ring/Volkstheater
- ubahn: Volkstheater, Herrengasse
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