Hofburg Palace is located in Vienna is the former imperial residence, that has housed some of the most powerful people in Europe. It was the seat of the kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, thereafter the seat of the Emperor of Austria until 1918. It was the Habsburgs' principal winter residence, while the Schönbrunn Palace was their preferred summer residence. Today it is the official seat of the Austrian Federal President.
The Hofburg includes nowadays the chapel (die Hofkapelle), the Imperial Library (die Hofbibliothek), the the treasury (Schatzkammer), the National Theatre (Burgtheater), the Spanish riding school (Hofreitschule) with the horse stables and the Hofburg Congress Center.
The world of the Habsburgs is mysterious and the life of the royal family can be explored in detail by anyone. For instance, visitors cand find in the Imperial Silver Collection beautiful dining services centrepieces measuring up to 30 metres in length that were used in the imperial banquets.
The story of the beloved Empress Elisabeth is exposed in the Sisi Museum. Visitors cand admire personal objects and take part of the fascinating private world of her Highness.
Another opportunity to find out more about the private life of the Austria's most illustrious imperial couple is to visit the Imperial Apartaments, the nineteen rooms in the apartments occupied by Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth.
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