Wiener Stadthalle
Austria's largest indoor arena — Roland Rainer's 1950s civic hall that hosted Eurovision 2015 and still draws a million visitors a year.
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Built between 1953 and 1958, the Stadthalle is postwar Vienna in concrete form: a public arena that grew through three expansions into a six-venue complex covering everything from ice hockey to handball championships to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest — brought to Vienna by Conchita Wurst's win in Copenhagen the year before, with Måns Zelmerlöw ultimately taking the trophy for Sweden. It runs 350-plus events annually, so there is almost always something on.
What to look for
- The layered architecture of the original Rainer halls against the 1974 and 1994 expansion wings
- The Stadthallenbad — a full swimming pool attached to the arena complex
- The indoor ice rink, one of six separate venues that can be combined or run independently
Located in Vienna's 15th district; check the current program before visiting — the arena hosts concerts, trade fairs, tennis, and sports, so access varies by event day.
Wiener Stadthalle is one of 39 sights worth the detour in Vienna, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Vienna pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Vienna
- Schönbrunn PalaceHabsburg emperors were born here, ruled from here, and died here — 1,441 rooms of Baroque ambition spanning 300 years.
- St. Stephen's CathedralA cathedral consecrated in 1147 as crusaders prepared to march — and built on top of a Roman burial ground that nobody knew was there until 2000.
- BelvederePrince Eugene built this summer palace on Ottoman campaign winnings — it is now three art museums inside a World Heritage Baroque garden.
- Hofburg PalaceSeven centuries of Austrian rulers worked from this address — the current president still does.
- Vienna State OperaThe first major building on Vienna's Ring Road, and the house where Vienna Philharmonic musicians earn their seats.
- Ernst-Happel-StadionBuilt for workers' sport in 1931, this 50,865-seat bowl also served as a transit prison for over 1,000 Jewish deportees in 1939.