ÖGDO

Founded in 1947, ÖGDO is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on heritage.

The Österreichische Gesellschaft für Denkmal- und Ortsbildpflege is a non-profit association based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 1947 as the Verein für Denkmalpflege in Wien. It works to promote the protection and care of historic monuments and townscapes, and to foster research into monument and building history. The society publishes the journal Steine sprechen, organises lectures, exhibitions, excursions and the Tag des Denkmals, and comments publicly on specific preservation cases, including proposed high-rise developments in the Vienna World Heritage area. It is open to members and supporters, who finance its work through membership fees and donations.