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Vienna City Library

Vienna City Library
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The Wienbibliothek im Rathaus (English: Vienna Library in City Hall), formerly known as the Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek (English: Vienna City and State Library), is a library and archive containing important documents related to the history of Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1856, the library, which also contains a large collection of local memorabilia, is located in the Rathaus (City Hall) in the Innere Stadt first district of the city, and is the official library of the city and state of Vienna. The Wienbibliothek preserves 500,000 books, 2,000 newspapers and magazines, 300,000 posters, 500,000 autographs, notable bequests and legacies, and one of the most important music collections…

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Address
1 Rathausplatz
Hours
Open now · closes 6:30 pm
Weekly hours
Mon9 am–6:30 pm
Tue9 am–6:30 pm
Wed9 am–6:30 pm
Thu9 am–6:30 pm
Fri9 am–4:30 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed

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