Ringtheater

The Ringtheater was built between 1872 and 1874 by Heinrich von Förster, following plans by Emil Ritter.

However, in September 1878, the focus was shifted to spoken plays, German and Italian opera and variety, and the name was changed to the "Ringtheater".

On December 8, 1881, a fire broke out due to a problem with the gas lighting system, shortly before a performance of Les contes d'Hoffmann,[1] and at least 384 people were killed.

Between 1969 and 1974, an office block was erected on the site, in which the federal headquarters for police in Vienna and the general inspectorate of the federal security guards, and police commandos are housed.

The Attic style statues, which had stood on the pilasters, are now in the Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark.