Unlike Vienna's other royal residences, Hofburg is like a city within a city. Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the ...

In fact, the collection here is so extensive that many people say the walls of the Hofburg Palace look bare in comparison. The building itself, which opened to the public in 1891, impresses ...

Although only column bases remained from earlier excavations, the team successfully reconstructed the palace layout, identifying mudbrick walls and spaces like the reception hall and throne room where ...