Hermesvilla, Villa and museum in Hietzing, Austria
The Hermesvilla stands within the Lainzer Tiergarten, a 2600-hectare nature reserve on the outskirts of Vienna featuring extensive green spaces and viewpoints.
Emperor Franz Joseph commissioned architect Karl von Hasenauer to construct this residence in 1886 as a gift for Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
The building operates as a museum under Wien Museum management, displaying exhibitions about local history and the Habsburg imperial family.
Visitors can access the villa through four gates, with Lainzer Gate on Hermesstrasse providing the fastest route from central Vienna.
The villa earned its name from a garden statue depicting Hermes as a guardian, and later influenced the architectural design of many countryside mansions.
Location: Auhof
Location: Hietzing
Architects: Karl von Hasenauer
Architectural style: baroque revival
Elevation above the sea: 295 m
Accessibility: Wheelchair inaccessible
Operator: Wien Museum
Phone: +4318041324
Website: https://wienmuseum.at/de/standorte/hermesvilla.html
GPS coordinates: 48.17068,16.24617
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:59
Faniteum
946 m
Weidmannkapelle
1.1 km
St.-Veiterwald-Steg 1
859 m
Hermesvilla Genovevabrunnen
74 m
Hermesvilla Tilgnerbrunnen
25 m
Kapellenbrücke
1.1 km
Wachsstöckelbrücke
708 m
Hermesvilla Hermesstatue
52 m
Heustadelbrücke
266 m
Hermesvilla Neptunbrunnen
39 m
Lindwurmsteg
1.1 km
Torwärterhaus
887 m
Forsthaus Teichhaus
533 m
Teichhausbrücke II
572 m
Gehegebrücke
800 m
St. Veiter Tor
844 m
Lainzer Tor
899 m
Treumannbrücke
987 m
St.-Veiterwald-Steg 2
906 m
Kantinengebäude
233 m
Lehrpfadsteg I
743 m
Diverse Wirtschafts- und Nebengebäude der Hermesvilla
128 m
Kantinengebäudebrücke
196 m
Dollgrabensteg
1.1 km
Holzplatzbrücke
215 m
Teichhausbrücke I
536 m
Fallow deer and mouflon compound
679 m
Parkbrücke
107 mReviews
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