ˌɔn twˈɛlv ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻnˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ fɹˈænsɪs dʒˈoʊsəf aɪ ʌv ˈɔːstɹiə kˈaɪzɚfɹˈæntsdʒˈoʊsəfplˈæts ɔnðɪ əkˈeɪʒən ʌv hɪz ˈeɪɾiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ.
On 12 August 1910, it was renamed for Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria (Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Platz) on the occasion of his 80th birthday.