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Hofburg Palace, Wien


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building
  • Activity Category: Tour


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1685/10/01 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Born Princess Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg, wife of Emperor Leopold I, gives birth to a son, Archduke Charles, at the Hofburg in Vienna.
1740/10/20 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Died Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, dies at the Hofburg in Vienna.
1755/04/00 Empress Maria Teresa Life Empress Maria Teresa hires Christoph W Gluck to compose theatrical and chamber music.
1762/00/00 Franz Anton Hillebrand Architect Franz Anton Hillebrandt becomes Architect of the redevelopment of the Vienna Hofburg.

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Particulars for Hofburg Palace, Wien:
Area of Significance Architecture
Area of Significance Art
Art Style Baroque
Sight Category Building
Royal Attribute Crown Jewels
Area of Design Decorative Arts
Museum Type Historical Museum
Museum Type Museum
Building Type Palace
Criteria Person
Royal Attribute Royal
Historic Use Single dwelling



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Activity
Activity Category Tour

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