Vienna International Centre

The initial idea of setting up an international organization in Vienna came from the Chancellor of Austria Dr. Bruno Kreisky.

Six Y-shaped office towers surround a cylindrical conference building for a total floor area of 230,000 square metres.

About 5,000 people work at the VIC, which also offers catering and shopping facilities (see Commissary below) and a post office (postal code 1400 Wien).

The UN Vienna Visitors Service offers guided tours of the VIC for the general public Monday-Friday.

The Commissary, so named after similar facilities for U.S. military personnel at various duty stations, offers an international selection of foodstuffs and household items, thus catering to expatriate employees (and selected family members) who may purchase familiar items that are not readily available in the host country Austria.

Vienna International Centre (before construction of the M building and the DC Towers ). The Austria Center Vienna can be seen at the far left in the middle distance. Kaisermühlen/VIC station of the Vienna U-Bahn can be seen in the foreground.
Austria Center Vienna