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t The Hofburg Complex Mozart Memorial (1896) VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Viktor Tilgner’s statue of
the composer stands
The vast Hofburg Complex contains the imperial just inside the Practical Information
apartments, several museums, a chapel, a church, the Ringstrasse entrance. Michaelerplatz 1, A-1010.
Austrian National Library, the Spanish Riding School and Map 4 D1 & 5 B4. For opening
times of individual museums,
the President of Austria’s offices. The seat of Austrian power see pp94–107.
since the 13th century, the complex has been developed Transport
over the years by successive rulers all anxious to % Stephansplatz, Herrengasse.
leave their mark. The result is a range @ 1A, 2A to Michaelerplatz.
of architectural styles, from Gothic to v D, 1, 2, 71.
late 19th-century historicism.

. Prunksaal
The showpiece
of the Austrian
National Library
(1722–35) is the
flamboyant, wood-
panelled Prunksaal,
or Hall of Honour
(see pp104–5), which
features this statue
of Karl VI. . Prince Eugene Statue
Anton Dominik von Fernkorn
designed this monument to
Prince Eugene (1865).
The pedestal is by
Eduard van der Nüll.

. Schweizertor
This 16th-century
Renaissance
gateway leads to
the Schweizerhof,
the oldest part of
the Hofburg,
. Michaelertrakt (1893) originally a
The curved façade of the Michaelertrakt is stronghold with
surmounted by an imposing dome. four towers.

1275 First 1558–65 Stallburg 1729–35 J E Fischer 1938 Hitler KEY
fort built on built – a Renaissance von Erlach’s Winter proclaims
site of the palace, later a stables Riding School built annexation of 1 Reichskanzleitrakt 8 Statue of Joseph II in r Heldenplatz
Schweizerhof Statue of the 1575–1611 Austria from Josefs platz (see p95)
angel Gabriel in Amalienburg 1881–1913 Neue 2 Michaelertor t Leopoldinischer Trakt
the Burgkapelle Burg built the Neue Burg
built 3 Spanish Riding School 9 Augustinerkirche (see p104) y Amalienburg is an oddly
1100 1300 1500 1700 1900 (see pp100–101) 0 Albertina (see p104) shaped building constructed in
1575 for Emperor Maximilian’s
1547–52 1552–3 1728 Work begun on 1992 The 4 Stallburg (Stables) (see p95) q Burggarten (see p104) son Rudolf. It has a Renaissance
1447–9 Alterations carried out on the Ferdinand I Schweizertor J E Fischer von Erlach’s banqueting hall 5 Redoute Wing w Neue Burg (see p97) façade and an attractive Baroque
Burgkapelle under Friedrich III reconstructs built Reichskanzleitrakt and ballroom in clock tower.
the Alte Burg 1889–93 Construction the Redoute 6 Alte Burg e Burgtor, the outer gate, was
built to a design by Peter Nobile
of Michaelertrakt and Wing destroyed 7 Burgkapelle (see p105)
1660–80 Leopoldinischer Trakt built under Leopold I in 1821–4.
Michaelertor by fire
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