Each new emperor wanted to leave his mark on the complex, which consists of 18 different buildings, arranged around 16 courtyards, which also incorporate two churches and house several important...
The main façade of the Hofburg is a striking, dramatic complex of architecture and decoration conceived in the last years of the 19th century in exuberant neo-Baroque style. Like a veritable...
The entrance to the Hofburg from Michaelerplatz is a large arched pavilion topped by a dome, which serves as a junction between the different tour options within the wings of the palace. I suggest...
The innermost part of the Hofburg, built on the site of the old medieval castle, is the Swiss Court, named for the nationality of the soldiers who made up Maria Theresa's guardhouse. It is entered...
The vast central courtyard of the Hofburg is surrounded on all sides by Renaissance and Baroque buildings erected to house residences and offices of the imperial chancellery. A vaulted passage leads...
Josefsplatz, the square dedicated to the Emperor Joseph, is one of the most beautiful in Vienna, because of the noble 18th-century architecture and refined elegance of all the buildings around it. The...
Below the covered access passage from Michaelerplatz is the entrance to the Renaissance stables, built shortly after the mid-16th century and still used for its original purpose as a stable connected...
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