Monumental Highlights of Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria

Vienna is the capital city of Austria and a rich blend of imperial traditions, historical events, impressive architecture and music events. The cityscape is characterized by the many baroque buildings in the city. Empress Maria Theresia and Franz Joseph are mostly responsible for the monumental highlights of Vienna. Visit the palaces and parks of the Habsburg dynasty, walk in the rooms of Princess Sisi, admire the National Austrian Library that could be in the Harry Potter movies or surround yourself by old master pieces at several museums in Vienna.

The Hofburg is located in the city centre of Vienna and it’s the imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. The Habsburg dynasty started building Hofburg in the 13th century and they have expanded and renovated Hofburg many times. The Hofburg was the imperial winter residence of the Habsburgers and Schönbrunn Palace was their summer residence. Today, Hofburg is the official residence and work office of the president of Austria.

Hofburg houses various buildings such as the Amalienburg, the Albertina (museum), the gothic imperial chapel (Hofkapelle), imperial library (see paragraph below), Sisi Museum, Festival Hall Wing, the treasury (Schatzkammer), Burgtheater and the Spanish riding school. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).