With its aesthetically powerful interior architecture, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna at Maria-Theresien-Platz is a unique building and cultural monument. This richly illustrated book portrays the fascinating diversity and visual richness of architecture and collections in a comprehensive way: It offers associative dialogues and showcases great artists and world-famous works from antiquity to the 19th century.

The volume tells the story of the building and its furnishings, featuring outstanding masterpieces by Bruegel, Velázquez, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Rubens, van Eyck, and many others. This richly illustrated testament to one of the world's largest collections of European art is an indispensable resource for anyone who loves art history.