The Burgtheater at Universitaetsring 2, Vienna, is the world’s most important German-language stage, founded by Maria Theresa in 1741. Gustav Klimt painted the grand staircases in 1888 at age 25; one panel contains his only self-portrait. Performances September-June; heavily subsidized tickets from EUR 5. Guided tours (around EUR 7) reach the Klimt paintings outside performance hours; check burgtheater.at. U-Bahn Rathaus (U2).
theater in Vienna
Burgtheater
The Burgtheater's grand staircases contain ceiling paintings by a 25-year-old Gustav Klimt, completed in 1888 before he developed the golden style that made him famous.
- Type
- theater
- Destination
- Vienna
- Cost
- Paid entry
- Founded
- 1741
- Era
- Historicism
- Address
- Universitaetsring 2, 1010 Wien, 1010 Vienna
- Coordinates
- 48.2103, 16.3615
- Official website
- Visit website