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HOFBURG QUARTER

What began as a modest city fortress has with the palaces that the nobility built in
grown over the centuries into a vast palace, their eagerness to be as close as poss ible
the Hofburg. The palace was still expanding to the centre of imperial power. The former
up until a few years before the Habsburgs gardens of the palace are now the
fell from power in 1918. The presence of Volksgarten and Burggarten, and some of
the court had a profound effect on the the buildings are now splendid museums.
surrounding area. Streets such as This area is bustling with tourists by day,
Herrengasse and Bankgasse are lined but at night it is almost deserted.

Sights at a Glance
Streets and Squares Churches and Cathedrals Restaurants pp212–14
1 Michaelerplatz 4 Michaelerkirche 1 Beaulieu
6 Josefsplatz d Augustinerkirche 2 Café Bräunerhof
7 Dorotheergasse g Burgkapelle 3 Café Central
8 Graben z Minoritenkirche 4 Café Demel
0 Kohlmarkt b Kapuzinerkirche und Kaisergruft 5 Café Hawelka
w Naglergasse Museums and Galleries 6 Café Hofburg
e Herrengasse 7 Café Mozart
l Minoritenplatz y Neue Burg 8 Ilona Stüberl
x Bankgasse u Ephesos Museum 9 Konditorei Gerstner
n Neuer Markt i Sammlung Alter 10 Konditorei Oberlaa
Musikinstrumente
m Kärntner Strasse 11 L’Osteria
. Stock-im-Eisen-Platz o Hofjagd und Rüstkammer 12 Palmenhaus
p Weltmuseum Wien
Historic Buildings s Albertina 13 Regina Margherita
14 Reinthaler’s Beisl
2 Looshaus j State Apartments and Treasury 15 Restaurant im Ambassador
3 Grosses und Kleines pp102–3 16 Restaurant Kanzleramt
Michaelerhaus Parks and Gardens 17 Restaurant Lohmann
5 Stallburg a Burggarten 18 Sapori Restaurant
q Demel Konditorei c Volksgarten 19 Sky Restaurant
r Mollard-Clary Palace 20 Trześniewski
t Hofburg Complex pp98–9 Monuments 21 YOHM
f Prunksaal 9 Pestsäule
h Spanish Riding School 0 metres 250
pp100–101 H E R R STRAUCHG.
k Bundeskanzleramt B ANKGASSE N A G 0 yards 250
v Lobkowitz Palace Herren-
LEOPOLD-
, American Bar LANDHAUSG. E N - G A S S E HAARHOFG. L E R G A S S E
gasse
FIGL-G.
D R K A R L - R E N N E R - R I N G / U N I V E R S I T Ä T S R I N G VOLKSGARTEN LÖ W E L S T R A S S E BALLHAUS- SCHAUFLERG. K O H L M A R K T 55m GRABEN
METASTASIOG.
FAHNENG. WALLNERSTRASSE
H A B S B U R G E R G A S S E
PLATZ
DOROTHEERGASSE
SCHMERLING- REITSCHU LG. STALLBURGG. BRÄUNERSTRASSE SPIEGELG. SEILERGASSE
PLATZ
BRÄUNER-STR NEUER
HELDEN- PLANKENGASSE MARKT
PLATZ SPIEGELG. K Ä R N T N E R S T R A S S E
LOBKOWITZ- PLATZ GLUCKG.
TEGETTHOFFSTR.
AUG USTINERSTR.
B U R G R I N G
BURGGARTEN HANUSCHG. FÜHRICHG.
ALBERTINA- MAYSEDERG. 320m
PLATZ
GOETHEGASSE
See also Street Finder
maps 5 and 6
Entrance to the Neue Burg on Heldenplatz, part of the Hofburg Complex For keys to symbols see back flap

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