Neue Burg museums – Hofburg - Vienna
The museums in Neue Burgu are entered via the main entrance. The ticket includes admission to all three sections of the History Museum … read on
Sightseeing of the city
new Castle – Hofburg - Vienna
The newest wing of the Hofburg is completed in 1913 r. new Castle, pure pathos dressed in the form of a neo-renaissance style, the work of Gottfried Semper and Karl von Hasenauer. … read on
Augustinian Church - Hofburg - Vienna
Augustinian Church (Augustinerkirche) behind Picasso's expressionless facade, south of Josefsplatz, it is the oldest building of the Hofburg complex. It was created around 1330 year. The church was … read on
Austrian National Library - Hofburg - Vienna
Austrian National Library (National Library) it is the first and the largest library in the country. It has millions of books in its collection. Although the main reading room (in Neue … read on
Josefsplatz - Hofburg - Vienna
Surrounded on three sides by the snow-white baroque façades of the Hofburg, Josefsplatz is undoubtedly Vienna's finest square.. Originally there was a cemetery by the Augustinian church (Nowadays … read on
Apartments Aleksandra - In der Burg - Hofburg - Vienna
The next four chambers are named after the Russian Tsar, who spent most of the year at the Hofburg during the Congress of Vienna in … read on
Franciszek Józef Apartments – In the castle – Hofburg – Vienna
To reach the apartments of Franciszek Józef you have to overcome, just as courtiers and ambassadors once did, Imperial Staircase (Kaiserstiege) … read on
In the castle – Hofburg – Vienna
In der Burg is the largest and most crowded of the inner courtyards of the Hofburg – tourists and passengers getting off the bus pass each other on it … read on
A brief history of the Hofburg – Vienna
Frederick III's successors usually managed to leave the palace (along with imperial treasures) long before the enemy gets there. In year 1683, when they stood at the gates of Vienna … read on