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The Hofburg is
the
former
principal
imperial
palace
of
the Habsburg dynasty.
Located
in
the center of Vienna,
it
was
built
in
the
13th
century
and
expanded
several
times
afterwards.
It
also
served
as
the
imperial
winter
residence,
as Schönbrunn
Palace was
the
summer
residence.
Since
1946
it
is
the official
residence and workplace of
the President
of
Austria.
Since
1279
the
Hofburg
area
has
been
the
documented
seat
of
government. The
Hofburg
has
been
expanded
over
the
centuries
to
include
various
residences
(with
the Amalienburg and
the Albertina),
the
imperial
chapel
(Hofkapelle or Burgkapelle),
the imperial
library (Hofbibliothek),
the treasury (Schatzkammer),
the Burgtheater,
the Spanish
Riding
School (Hofreitschule),
the
imperial mews (Stallburg and Hofstallungen).
The
palace
faces
the Heldenplatz (Heroes
Square)
ordered
under
the
reign
of
Emperor Franz
Joseph
I,
as
part
of
what
was
planned
to
become
the Kaiserforum [de] but
which
was
never
completed.
Numerous
architects
have
executed
work
at
the
Hofburg
as
it
expanded,
notably
the
Italian
architect-engineer
Filiberto
Luchese, Lodovico
Burnacini and
Martino
and
Domenico
Carlone,
the Baroque architects Lukas
von
Hildebrandt and Joseph
Emanuel
Fischer
von
Erlach, Johann
Fischer
von
Erlach,
and
the
architects
of
the Neue
Burg built
between
1881
and
1913.
The
name
translates
as
"Castle
of
the
Court",
which
denotes
its
origins
when
initially
constructed
during
the Middle
Ages.
Initially
planned
in
the
13th
century
as
the
seat
of
the Dukes
of
Austria,
the
palace
expanded
over
the
centuries,
as
they
became
increasingly
powerful.
From
1438
to
1583,
and
again
from
1612
to
1806,
it
was
the
seat
of
the
Habsburg
kings
and
emperors
of
the Holy
Roman
Empire,
and
thereafter
until
1918
the
seat
of
the Emperors
of
Austria.
Since
then
the
palace
has
continued
in
its
role
as
the
seat
of
the
head
of
state
and
is
today
used
by
the
Austrian
Federal
President.
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