Hedy Lamarr’s Vienna

The Baumkreis Am Himmel, or Tree of Life Circle, is defined by forty individual trees arranged in a circle one hundred and ten meters in diameter. Planted in nineteen ninety-seven by the Kuratorium Wald, the installation consists of…

The University of Vienna's main building is recognizable by its grand Neo-Renaissance facade stretching along the Ringstraße, marked by symmetrical stonework and a series of pavilions designed to represent the university's four classical…

A massive, ornate stone building stands at Schottengasse six. This was the headquarters of the Wiener Bankverein, a financial institution that employed Emil Kiesler, the father of the future star.

The Theater in der Josefstadt possesses a classic Biedermeier facade and ranks as the oldest still-performing theater in Vienna. Founded in seventeen eighty-eight, the building underwent reconstruction in eighteen twenty-two after the…

The building at Siebensterngasse thirty-one features a plain, four-story facade with uniform window rows typical of the district. This address served as the residence for the Kiesler family when Hedy was a young woman living in Vienna.

Hedy-Lamarr-Weg is a street located within a residential area in the Meidling district of Vienna. The city named this path after the actress and inventor in two thousand six to honor the woman who was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in…

The Karlskirche is defined by its massive, copper-green dome that rises over seventy meters, flanked by two towering columns decorated with spiral reliefs. This baroque structure on the edge of Karlsplatz was commissioned by Emperor…

The Vienna Central Cemetery, known locally as the Wiener Zentralfriedhof, is marked by the massive copper dome of the Church of Saint Charles Borromeo, which dominates the skyline above the surrounding parkland. Opened in eighteen…