Introduction

Today, the former private apartments of the imperial family in the Imperial Palace are open to the public. Immerse yourself in the daily life of the monarchs.

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.

Please note: The Sisi Museum, Imperial Apartments and Imperial Silver Collection can be visited with a single ticket!

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

Address

Hofburg 1010 Wien www.hofburg-wien.at

Contacts

+43 1 533 75 70

info@hofburg-wien.at

Prices

Cheaper with the Vienna Card

Opening hours

September to June Daily 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

July to August Daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Guided tour for children Sa - Su, 10:30 - 14:30

Guided tour for children on holidays, 10:30 - 14:30

Accessibility

Main entrance no steps

Elevator available

114 cm wide and 104 cm deep , Doors 80 cm wide

More information

Guide dogs permitted Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.

Comments

Access to the exhibition rooms: elevator to the 2nd floor, access to restaurant / café: 1 step. Number of steps (Imperial Apartments): 72