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  • Maria Theresa
    Maria Theresa - Be received in audience
    From 17 February in the State Hall
  • © Hejduk/Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
    Lavish splendour
    Discover one of the world's most beautiful library halls!
  • © Hejduk/Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
    200,000 volumes
    Impressive treasures of the past centuries

The baroque World in the State Hall

What comes to mind when you think of a library hall? Enter the State Hall of the Austrian National Library and your expectations are guaranteed to be exceeded.

Feel the essence of history.

The State Hall – built in the 18th century as part of the former Court Library – is a breathtaking 80 metres long and 20 metres high. An intricately decorated dome and numerous frescos provide an imperial flair. This baroque jewel is home to over 200,000 tomes. Four magnificent Venetian globes, each with a diameter of over one metre, provide the finishing touch to the heart of the Austrian National Library.

CURRENT EXHIBITION

Maria Theresia

The Habsburg‘s most powerful woman

Self-sacrificing mother, good wife, strict orthodox Catholic and  - last but  not least - most powerful empress of the Habsburg empire: Find out more about the "Mother of the Nation”. Exhibition in the State Hall until June 5

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