Experts' Choice Award Secession Building (Secessionsgebaude)
What the experts agree on
This striking 1898 Art Nouveau landmark showcases Vienna's artistic rebellion against tradition. The iconic golden dome houses rotating exhibitions celebrating the Secession movement's vision of unified art forms, plus Gustav Klimt's mesmerizing
“Come here if for no other reason than to see Gustav Klimt's Beethoven Frieze, a 30m-long (98-ft.) visual interpretation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "If the Academy of Fine Arts represents the conservative attitude toward the arts in the late 1800s, then its antithesis can be found in the building immediately behind it to the southeast." Full review
Afar Magazine "The exhibition space abides by the Seccession’s vision of uniting different kind of art, including architecture, and thus offers visitors the chance to see the works of Vienna’s Art Nouveau." Full review
Let's Go "This square building with a golden laurel-leaf dome will certainly catch your eye as you wander through the Naschmarkt and Karlspl." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"When the Secession Pavilion was built by Josef Maria Olbrich in 1898, it represented a brutal intrusion of avant-garde into the blue sky of triumphant historicism." Full review
