Hofburg (Innsbruck)

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Hofburg, Rennweg front
Hofburg right, Hofkirche and gate to the moat in the background
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The Hofburg in Innsbruck is a residence built and inhabited by the Habsburgs . Originally a castle from the late Middle Ages, it was expanded into a castle in the early modern period and was the seat of the Tyrolean sovereigns and the residence of various members of the dynasty until the founding of the republic in 1918. The current state is based on the rococo-style extensions under Empress Maria Theresa and can be partially visited.

history

Duke Leopold III used the first hostel on this site . These and other properties were acquired by his son Friedrich IV , whose son Archduke Sigmund der Münzreich , Count of Tyrol, had a medieval castle built. His successor, the German King and later Emperor Maximilian I , expanded the facility. In 1534 the ceiling of the giant hall, which was renovated in 1510, was destroyed by fire and then restored by King Ferdinand I. Due to earthquake damage to the walls, the castle facade was reinforced by semicircular towers in 1536.

Only Maria Theresa , who ruled from 1740 to 1780, gave the order for the renovation in the style of the courtly Viennese Rococo . This is how the magnificent building still looks today. Maria Theresa was only twice in Innsbruck, in 1739 in transit and in 1765 for the wedding of her son Leopold II to the Spanish princess Maria Ludovica , which the Triumphpforte at the end of Maria-Theresien-Straße commemorates. The wedding was overshadowed by the death of her husband Franz Stephan von Lothringen (as a result of a stroke) on August 18, 1765. The death room was converted into a chapel on behalf of the Empress . At that time she also had the aristocratic women's monastery in Innsbruck built there. The canonesses had to pray for the deceased emperor. Members of the imperial family used the castle until the end of the monarchy in 1918, it was also the seat of the Tyrolean sovereigns and is now owned by the Republic of Austria.

Construction details

The Innsbruck Hofburg has a built-up area of ​​around 5000 square meters, there are around 400 rooms, including more than 30 private apartments. The building has four floors, the chapel and two larger halls are several floors high.

The large castle courtyard is accessed through the southern castle gate, and you continue to the smaller kitchen courtyard to the west . You can also visit the state rooms , u. a .:

  • Giant Hall (ballroom) with portraits of Maria Theresa, her husband and their 16 children. The room is 31.5 meters long, 13 meters wide and 11 meters high. It bears the name not because of its size, but because of the giants depicted in paintings from the 16th century.
  • Guard room (reception room for the giant hall)
  • Imperial apartments (Lorraine room, chapter room, Ferdinand's room)
  • Hofburg chapel with anteroom and sacristy
  • Andreas-Hofer-Saal, Andreas Hofer resided here from August 13th to October 21st, 1809
  • Yellow Room, White Salon, Pink Salon, Roundel Room, Passage Room, Bedroom, Corner Cabinet, Chinese Room, Audience Room

The Hofgarten diagonally opposite belongs to the Hofburg .

literature

  • Benedikt Sauer : Hofburg Innsbruck. Folio, Vienna / Bozen 2010, ISBN 978-3-85256-536-1 .
  • Lieselotte Hanzl-Wachter: Hofburg in Innsbruck. Böhlau, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-205-77202-4 .
  • Franz Weller: The imperial castles and palaces in words and pictures. Hof-Buchdruckerei, Vienna 1880 ( digitized version )
  • Innsbruck Hofburg. 32-page guide without publisher or year information.
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Hofburg and State Theater (left) at night - 360 ° panorama

Web links

Commons : Hofburg (Innsbruck)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website on the history of the Innsbruck women's monastery

Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 8 ″  N , 11 ° 23 ′ 40 ″  E