The Historic Centre of Vienna, Austria is one of the major World Heritage Sites. It was created as early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city. Historic Centre of Vienna, Austria played an essential role as a leading European music center, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century.

The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including lovely ancient Baroque castles and beautiful gardens. The Ringstrasse was lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks. As the World Cultural Heritage area, the Historic Centre of Vienna had seen many major historical decisions and developments.

Lots of stamps have been issued, depicting Vienna and its many buildings. The best series that one can see is the set of 8 stamps, issued for the second “Vienna International Stamp Exhibition” that took place in Vienna from July 4 to 13, 1965. During those one and a half weeks, Vienna was the centre of the world of philately. In addition to the exhibition, hosted numerous specialized conferences were also held at the historic centre of Vienna.

The special stamp series dedicated to these events shows a complete panoramic view of Vienna. Starting in the west and continuing clockwise, each significant part of the city has many characteristic buildings.

The Historic Centre of Vienna, Austria also includes the office of the Lower Austrian provincial government and the roof of the Lower Austrian Landhaus. There is the Gothic Minorite Church along with the neo-Gothic City Hall, the Burgtheater, Parliament building, Volksgarten park and above all, the Wiental skyline.