However, this wing had already been in use for more than a century, constructed as the residence of the Emperor Rudolph II in the style of the late Renaissance. The lower section of this wing once accommodated the imperial kitchen.Īcross from the Swiss Gate is the Amalienburg, named after Empress Amalie Wilhelmine, the widow of Joseph I. Next to the Knight's Hall is the Guard Room ( Trabantenstube), where the duty officer of the Household Guards kept watch over the emperor. In the Knight's Hall ( Rittersaal), on the Empress Maria Theresa was baptised by the Papal Nuncio Giorgio Spinola, representing Pope Clement XI, with baptismal water containing a few drops from the River Jordan. In recognition of his services in the Italian campaign during the revolutionary year of 1848, the Emperor Franz Joseph I permitted the worthy Field Marshal Radetzky to live in these apartments, even though he was not a member of the imperial family.
The Swiss Gate entrance ( Schweizertor) displays the many titles of Ferdinand I and the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece are painted on the ceiling.Īn adjoining section of the Swiss Wing houses the Radetzky Apartments. The appearance of the Swiss Court dates from the Renaissance, during the reign of the Emperor Ferdinand I.
The Court Music Chapel ( Hofmusikkapelle) is located inside the Court Chapel ( Hofburgkapelle ) and is where the Vienna Boys' Choir traditionally sing mass on Sundays. These oldest sections of the castle today form the Swiss Court ( Schweizerhof), where there are a gothic chapel ( Burgkapelle), dating from the 15th century, and the treasury (or Schatzkammer), affiliated to the Kunsthistorisches Museum which holds, among other things, the imperial insignia of the Holy Roman Empire ( Reichskleinodien) and of the Empire of Austria. The castle originally had a square outline, with four turrets, and was surrounded by a moat with a drawbridge at the entrance. Before that the castle of the Austrian rulers had been located on the square called "Am Hof", which is near the Schottenstift (Scottish Monastery).Īustrian Crown Jewels kept in the treasury in the Swiss Wing of the Hofburg The oldest parts of the palace date from the 13th century and were primarily constructed by the last of the Babenbergers, or by Ottakar II of Bohemia. Among the events are conventions and meetings as well as banquets, trade fairs, concerts, and balls. Every year the convention centre hosts about 300 to 350 events, with around 300,000 to 320,000 guests. In the first ten years, the Burghauptmannschaft operated the convention centre since 1969 a private company (Hofburg Vienna – Wiener Kongresszentrum Hofburg Betriebsgesellschaft) has been managing the international congress and events centre. In September 1958, parts of the Hofburg were opened to the public as a convention centre. At present the Burghauptmannschaft is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of the Economy. The whole palace complex is under the administration of the governor ( Burghauptmann), who in turn is part of the Burghauptmannschaft, an office which has been in existence since the Middle Ages under the auspices of the Burgrave. The Swiss Gate ( Schweizertor), original main gate Numerous architects have executed work at the Hofburg as it expanded, notably the Italian architect-engineer Filiberto Luchese, Lodovico Burnacini and Martino and Domenico Carlone, the Baroque architects Lukas von Hildebrandt and Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, Johann Fischer von Erlach, and the architects of the Neue Burg built between 18. The palace faces the Heldenplatz (Heroes Square) ordered under the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I, as part of what was planned to become the Kaiserforum but which was never completed. The Hofburg has been expanded over the centuries to include various residences (with the Amalienburg and the Albertina), the imperial chapel ( Hofkapelle or Burgkapelle), the imperial library ( Hofbibliothek), the treasury ( Schatzkammer), the Burgtheater, the Spanish Riding School ( Hofreitschule), the imperial mews ( Stallburg and Hofstallungen). Since 1279, the Hofburg area has been the documented seat of government. Since 1946, it is the official residence and workplace of the president of Austria. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence. Located in the centre of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times afterwards. The Hofburg ( German: ) is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. Older castle sections (left), Neue Burg section (center of image) and Outer Castle Gate (separate on the right), in foreground the Heldenplatz.Ĥ8☁2′23″N 16☂1′55″E / 48.20639°N 16.36528☎ / 48.20639 16.36528
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