House of Habsburg Tour

Discover the youngest and most magnificent part of the Vienna Hofburg with the House-of-Habsburg-tour and learn more about the rise and fall of one of the most powerful European ruling families of the last millennium. The tour takes you on a journey through the entire history of the Habsburgs, past magnificent suits of armor and a fortepiano on which Mozart once played. The tour traverses the corridors and halls through which the ghost of Sisi hovers, as the empress, who was murdered in 1898, never moved into her former apartments.

...the Hofburg was the Habsburgs' center of power!
...the Habsburgs provided 21 Roman-German kings and emperors1
...the private apartments of Empress Elisabeth were planned in the Neue Hofburg!
...the Hofburg has its roots in the 12th century!

The history of the Habsburg monarchy alternates between triumph and tragedy. Under this dynasty, Vienna was a center of power and music.

One place where all this can be traced in a unique way is the Neue Hofburg, the newest wing of the Vienna Hofburg. This is partly due to the building itself, which is steeped in history, and partly to the two collections it houses: the Court Hunting and Armory and the Collection of Ancient Musical Instruments.