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Hofburg, Innsbruck today

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Hofburg, Innsbruck

The Hofburg in Innsbruck is the former Habsburg court palace and the main building of a large imperial residential complex that includes several chapels, the Hofkirche, and the Court Garden. It was substantially transformed into the Baroque palace seen today under Empress Maria Theresa in the mid‑ to late eighteenth century and now houses themed museum apartments and galleries.

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Its prime

1776

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1776

The shape it held in its prime.

A long, symmetrical, pale‑plastered Baroque façade runs along Rennweg with three principal storeys of evenly spaced tall rectangular windows with classical mouldings, a central arched entrance surmounted by an iron balcony and a curved pediment bearing the imperial double‑headed eagle, and a projecting rounded corner pavilion capped by a green copper dome; low‑pitched roofs tie the block together and the palace fronts inner courtyards, set beneath the Nordkette mountain backdrop.

Step inside

13 places to explore in 1776.

The record describes 13 distinct spots at Hofburg, Innsbruck — including 6 interiors: giants' hall (riesensaal), imperial chapel, silver chapel (silberne kapelle) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Rennweg approach — main façadeMain entrance and balconyCorner pavilion with copper domeHeraldic Tower (former Rumer Gate)Large inner courtyardKitchen courtyardGiants' Hall (Riesensaal)Imperial ChapelSilver Chapel (Silberne Kapelle)Hofkirche with Emperor Maximilian's cenotaphVestibule to the ChapelGrand staircase and south wing (Hofgasse side)Hofgarten (Court Garden)

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See Hofburg, Innsbruck with the fires lit.

The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1776 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.

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