The chamber of the former House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus) is used today by the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) whenever it convenes for special occasions such as National Day and the inauguration ceremony of a newly elected Federal President of Austria.
The chamber is built in a semicircle of 34 m diameter and 22.5 m depth.

It originally contained 364 seats.
With the introduction of various electoral reforms, the number was increased to 425 seats in 1896 and with the introduction of male universal suffrage in 1907 to 516 seats.

The chamber has viewing galleries on two levels.
The first gallery has in the middle a box for the head of state.
The right side of the gallery is for the diplomatic corps and the left side for the cabinet and family members of the head of state.
On both far ends are seats for journalists.
The gallery on the second level, which is slightly recessed from the one on the first level, is for the general public.

The chamber is architecturally based on an ancient Greek theatron.
The wall behind the presidium is designed like an antique skene with marble colonnades that carry a gable.

The group of figures in the gable are made of Laas marble and depict the allegorical times of the day.
The columns and pilasters of the wall are made of marble from Untersberg, the stylobates of dark marble, the decorations of the doors of red Salzburg marble.
The wall space between the pillars is made of grey scagliola, with niches in between decorated with statues made of Carrara marble.
The statues show historical persons such as Numa Pompilius, Cincinnatus, Quintus Fabius Maximus, Cato the Elder, Gaius Gracchus, Cicero, Manlius Torquatus, Augustus, Seneca the Younger and Constantine the Great.
The friezes above were painted by August Eisenmenger and depict the history of the emergence of civic life.
Starting from left to right it shows:
Kampf der Kentauren und Lapithen (Battle of the Centaurs and Lapithes)
Minos richtet nach eigenem Ermessen (Minos judges according to his own discretion)
Einsetzung der Volksvertretung in Sparta (Swearing-in of the representatives of Sparta)
Brutus verurteilt seine Söhne (Brutus condemns his sons)
Menenius Agrippa versöhnt die Stände (Menenius Agrippa reconciles the estates)
Sophokles im Wettkampf mit Aischylos (Sophokles in competition with Aischylos)
Sokrates auf dem Markte von Athen (Sokrates visiting the market of Athens)
Anordnung der Prachtbauten durch Perikles (The order of the representative buildings through Pericles.
Note: the head of Pericles actually has the features of Baron Theophil von Hansen)
Herodot in Olympia
Plato lehrt die Gesetze (Plato teaches law)
Demosthenes redet zum Volke (Demosthenes addresses the people)
Decius Mus weiht sich dem Tode (Decius Mus dedicates himself to death)
Caius Gracchus auf der Rednertribüne (Caius Gracchus holds a speech from the speaker's platform)
Solon läßt die Athener auf die Gesetze schwören (Solon has the Athenians swear on the laws)
der Friede (Peace)
The chamber of the House of Representatives was important for the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Many politicians started their career as deputies, such as Karl Renner, later chancellor and president of Austria, and Leopold Kunschak, later conservative leader.
Other deputies from outside core Austria played important roles in their native countries after the First and Second World Wars.

Important politicians who started their career and had their first democratic experience later played important roles in their native countries after the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
These include:
In Austria
Karl Renner, former deputy of Moravia, later Federal Chancellor and President of Austria
Leopold Kunschak, former deputy of Lower Austria, later Austrian conservative leader
In Czechoslovakia
Tomáš Masaryk, former delegate from Bohemia, later first President of Czechoslovakia
Karel Kramář, former delegate from Bohemia, later first Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
Vlastimil Tusar, former delegate from Bohemia, later Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia und
Bohumír Šmeral, form
The chamber of the former House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus) is used today by the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) whenever it convenes for special occasions such as National Day and the inauguration ceremony of a newly elected Federal President of Austria. The chamber is built in a semicircle of 34 m diameter and 22.5 m depth.
It originally contained 364 seats. With the introduction of various electoral reforms, the number was increased to 425 seats in 1896 and with the introduction of male universal suffrage in 1907 to 516 seats.
The chamber has viewing galleries on two levels. The first gallery has in the middle a box for the head of state. The right side of the gallery is for the diplomatic corps and the left side for the cabinet and family members of the head of state. On both far ends are seats for journalists. The gallery on the second level, which is slightly recessed from the one on the first level, is for the general public.
The chamber is architecturally based on an ancient Greek theatron. The wall behind the presidium is designed like an antique skene with marble colonnades that carry a gable. 
The group of figures in the gable are made of Laas marble and depict the allegorical times of the day. The columns and pilasters of the wall are made of marble from Untersberg, the stylobates of dark marble, the decorations of the doors of red Salzburg marble. The wall space between the pillars is made of grey scagliola, with niches in between decorated with statues made of Carrara marble. The statues show historical persons such as Numa Pompilius, Cincinnatus, Quintus Fabius Maximus, Cato the Elder, Gaius Gracchus, Cicero, Manlius Torquatus, Augustus, Seneca the Younger and Constantine the Great. The friezes above were painted by August Eisenmenger and depict the history of the emergence of civic life. Starting from left to right it shows:
Kampf der Kentauren und Lapithen (Battle of the Centaurs and Lapithes)
Minos richtet nach eigenem Ermessen (Minos judges according to his own discretion)
Einsetzung der Volksvertretung in Sparta (Swearing-in of the representatives of Sparta)
Brutus verurteilt seine Söhne (Brutus condemns his sons)
Menenius Agrippa versöhnt die Stände (Menenius Agrippa reconciles the estates)
Sophokles im Wettkampf mit Aischylos (Sophokles in competition with Aischylos)
Sokrates auf dem Markte von Athen (Sokrates visiting the market of Athens)
Anordnung der Prachtbauten durch Perikles (The order of the representative buildings through Pericles. Note: the head of Pericles actually has the features of Baron Theophil von Hansen)
Herodot in Olympia
Plato lehrt die Gesetze (Plato teaches law)
Demosthenes redet zum Volke (Demosthenes addresses the people)
Decius Mus weiht sich dem Tode (Decius Mus dedicates himself to death)
Caius Gracchus auf der Rednertribüne (Caius Gracchus holds a speech from the speaker's platform)
Solon läßt die Athener auf die Gesetze schwören (Solon has the Athenians swear on the laws)
der Friede (Peace)
The chamber of the House of Representatives was important for the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many politicians started their career as deputies, such as Karl Renner, later chancellor and president of Austria, and Leopold Kunschak, later conservative leader. Other deputies from outside core Austria played important roles in their native countries after the First and Second World Wars. 
Important politicians who started their career and had their first democratic experience later played important roles in their native countries after the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. These include:
In Austria
Karl Renner, former deputy of Moravia, later Federal Chancellor and President of Austria
Leopold Kunschak, former deputy of Lower Austria, later Austrian conservative leader
In Czechoslovakia
Tomáš Masaryk, former delegate from Bohemia, later first President of Czechoslovakia
Karel Kramář, former delegate from Bohemia, later first Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
Vlastimil Tusar, former delegate from Bohemia, later Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia und
Bohumír Šmeral, form
Austrian Parliament Building