Hofburg

The Hofburg in Vienna changed into the residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna from the 13th century until 1918. Since 1945, it's been the reliable house of the Austrian Federal President. It homes the most important a part of the Austrian National Library in addition to various museums which includes the Albertina and the Federal Monuments Office.

The abnormal complex of homes, spanning approximately seven centuries, covers an area of ??approximately 24 hectares, making it the most important non-religious building in Europe. Meanwhile, the complicated additionally consists of two sacred homes: the Hofburgkapelle and the Augustinerkirche. Around 5,000 humans stay or paintings at the grounds of the Hofburg, which is frequented by way of around 20 million human beings a year collectively with Heldenplatz. The Hofburg is owned with the aid of the Republic of Austria and is administered through the Burghauptmannschaft. Under the Habsburg King Rudolf I first documented in 1279, the construction is already starting in the first half of the 13th century beneath the Babenbergern. The basis stone is to Duke Leopold VI. Have laid.