Museum of Military History (Heeresgeschichtliches Museum)
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
A military history museum in the Arsenal complex, displaying the car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand rode at Sarajevo and his bloodstained uniform.
The Museum of Military History is one of Austria's oldest public museums. It is housed in the Vienna Arsenal, built in the mid-19th century. The red-brick Byzantine-Moorish building and its gleaming Hall of Honour are worth seeing in their own right. The exhibits cover everything from the Thirty Years' War to the Second World War. The most famous item is the open-top Gräf & Stift car in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand rode when he was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914, along with his bloodstained military uniform. There are also galleries on the Austrian navy and tanks. It is usually open daily from 9:00 to 17:00. Admission is about 8 euros, and it is often free on the first Sunday of each month; check the official website for current details. It is about a 15-minute walk from Wien Mitte station, or take tram line D to Quartier Belvedere and walk from there.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00 (check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Belvedere Palace
- Karlskirche
- Stadtpark
- Musikverein
- Hundertwasserhaus
- Haus der Musik
- Vienna State Opera
- Hotel Sacher & Original Sachertorte