Hofburg Palace

Hofburg Palace—Hofburg in German—started as a medieval power centre and became the long-term imperial residence of the Habsburgs in Vienna. The Hofburg area has been the documented seat of government since 1279, and the palace was built in the 13th century by Ottokar II of Bohemia. Over time it expanded under many architects, including the Italian architect-engineer Filiberto Luchese, while the complex grew to absorb key institutions such as the imperial chapel, library, treasury, and the Spanish Riding School. Its main frontage faces Heldenplatz, created through plans ordered under Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of the proposed Kaiserforum, which was never completed. Since 1946, this same historic complex has been the official residence and workplace of Austria’s president, and it even survived a major conflagration on 27 November 1992.

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