The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates on…

The Vienna Stadtpark opens its gates on August 21, 1862,  becoming the first public park in Vienna.

The park is divided in two sections by the Wienfluss (Vienna River), and has a total surface area of sixty-five thousand square meters (twenty-eight acres).

The glacis before the Karolinenstadttor (Caroline City Gate) has been a popular site of entertainment since the early 1800s.

During the demolition of the city walls and the creation of the Vienna Ringstraße in its place, the mayor at that time, Andreas Zelinka, promoted the project of creating a public park on the territory.

The park is designed in the style of English gardens by the landscape painter Josef Selleny, while the plans have been made by the city gardener Rudolf Siebeck.