Vienna - Josefsplatz

The Josefsplatz is deservedly called the finest square in Vienna. It is 200 years old, was built in a unified Late Baroque style and creates a fine impression. Round it stands the Österreichische National Bibliothek, the Winterreitschule, the Palais Pálffy and the Palais Pallavicini. A fire in the Redouten tract of the Hofburg in 1992 required extensive rebuilding in the square which is now completed.