Emperor Franz Joseph and his Elisabeth lived here with their children and the entire royal household. From this location they represented the realm of the Habsburg and directed its politics.

One can see not only the rooms for the officers of the imperial household, the large Audience Hall (with a painting by the Biedermeier painter Peter Krafft) and the Conference Room, where ministers and the crown council held their meetings. But one can also view the office of Emperor Franz Joseph as well as the living room and bedroom of his wife, numerous salons and an old-fashioned bathroom.

The rooms are in the Rococo style, with rich stucco work and valuable tapestries from Brussels (17th and 18th centuries), chandeliers made from Bohemian crystal and tiled stoves made from porcelain. The furniture, added in the nineteenth century, is in the Louis XV and Empire styles.

At the Café Hofburg , you will be treated royally with a great number of culinary delights.

Imperial Palace Overview

Kaiserappartements, Imperial Silver Collection, Sisi Museum

U1, U3: Stephansplatz
U3: Herrengasse
U2, U3: Volkstheater
Bus 48A: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring
Tram D, 1, 2, Bus 57A: Burgring
Tel. 533 75 70

Vienna-Card for 8,90 instead of 9,90 Euro
guided tours: for 11,40 instead of 12,40 Euro

Daily 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
July, August: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Guided tours for children: Sat., Sun., pub. hol. 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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