imperial treasury vienna Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/imperial-treasury-vienna Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:39:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 HOFBURG http://travelsfinders.com/hofburg.html http://travelsfinders.com/hofburg.html#respond Sat, 10 Dec 2016 03:00:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=224501 HOFBURG The sprawling Hofburg was the winter residence of the Habsburgs. Construction began in 1275, and additions continued until the end of the family’s reign in 1918. Coming through the Michaelertor, you’ll first enter the courtyard called In der Burg (within the fortress). On your left is the red-and-black-striped Schweizertor (Swiss Gate), erected in 1552. The Sllberkammer, on the ground floor, displays the gold, silver, goblets, and 100 ft. gilded candelabra that once adorned the imperial table. (Open 9am-5pm. ‚7, students ‚6.) Behind the Schweizertor lies the Schweizerhof, the inner courtyard of the Alte Burg (Old Fortress), which stands on

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