The Belvedere is a baroque palace complex in the formal French manner with gravelled walks and jeux d'eau in the 3rd district of Vienna, south-east of the city centre. The architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrand, one of the most important architects of the Austrian Baroque, was the one who produced the complex of buildings : Lower Belvedere (garden villa, with an orangerie and paintings gallery, with suitable living quarters) and Upper Belvedere (originally intended simply to provide a suitable end to the main garden axis). Since World War I, the Austrian Gallery museum resides in the Belvedere.

Palais Rasumofsky was built as a Neoclassic Embassy for the Russian diplomat, Andrey Kyrillovich Razumovsky. He was a known collector of antiques and contemporary works of art. The palace is famous as his private museum which houses his notable collections.

Palais Coburg, also known as Palais Saxe-Coburg, is a palace in Vienna. It was owned by the Kohary branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Palais Coburg was designed in 1839 by architect Karl Schleps in Neo-Classical style, and built 1840-45 by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785-1851) atop the Braunbastei (Brown Bastion), a part of the Vienna city defences dating to 1555. It is nicknamed the Spargelburg ("castle of asparagus") for its central portico with many freestanding columns. Its last private owner was Princess Aurelia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, morganatic widow of a prince, who lived there with her family. The owners sold the palace in the 1970's and today is a luxury hotel after extensive renovations.

Stadtpalais des Prinzen Eugen (Prince Eugene City Palace) is a visually appealing Baroque building in the center of the city. It was originally built as a winter residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy. Over the years, the palace housed several different government bodies before becoming the permanent home of the Austrian Ministry of Finance in 1848.

Palais Dietrichstein is a beautiful palace owned by Vienna’s noble family, the Dietrichsteins. This former Medieval court was sold to the Republic of Austria in the year 1955. It underwent a highly modern transformation and has since been used by the Austrian government.

The Palais Lobkowitz, or Palais Dietrichstein-Lobkowitz is a baroque palace in the first Viennese municipality district of the inner city. It is located on the Lobkowitzplatz, a square named after it which previously had been called the "pig market", at which time it was a less distinguished address. The Lobkowitz Palace ranks among the oldest palace buildings of Vienna. The palace is the first important baroque city palace built after the Battle of Vienna, when the aristocracy no longer had to invest its money only for military purposes. The palace façade, unlike its interior, is still to a large extent in its original condition from the time of its construction. After end of the Second World War, the house was used as seat of the Institut Français de Vienne. In the year 1980, the palace became government property, and since the year 1991, after a comprehensive renovation, it has served as the theatre museum of the Austrian National Library.

Palais Pallavicini is a palace in the Josefsplatz 5, Vienna. It was owned by the noble Pallavicini family. It was previously built and owned by the Fries family and is therefore also known as Palais Fries. The palace was constructed in 1784 for Johann Friedrich Hetzendorf von Hohenberg in a classicalstyle. The interior rooms are richly gilded and decorated with stucco, crystal mirrors and chandeliers. The richly lain-in parquet floor is made out of expensive woods. The Palais Pallavicini was used in the 1949 film The Third Man as the location for Harry Lime's apartment

The noble Harrach family bought Palais Harrach from the Freyung family in the 17th century. Its brilliant Marble Room and Red Gallery still maintain their historical luster. It currently houses numerous local offices and shops.