Austria · Restored
Stallburg
The Stallburg is a Renaissance-style building in central Vienna that forms part of the Hofburg palace complex. Built c.1558–1565, it later housed Archduke Leopold Wilhelm's painting collection and served as the imperial stables; it was heavily damaged in 1945 and faithfully restored in 1947–48 and today houses the Lipizzaner horses of the Spanish Riding School.
Its prime
1675
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1675
What Stallburg looked like in its prime.
Long rectangular three-storey Renaissance urban palace under a very steep hipped roof pierced by small dormer windows; pale rendered façades framed by grey stone quoins and horizontal string courses; symmetrical rows of tall rectangular windows with moulded surrounds; ground floor punctuated by a sequence of arched openings and a large corner entrance arch leading into an inner courtyard; the courtyard contains a central stone fountain with wrought-iron railings; materials are coursed stone and rendered masonry with dark roof tiles.
Its story
The story of Stallburg.
The Stallburg was built around 1558–1565 as a residence for Archduke Maximilian, later Emperor Maximilian II, and stands between Josefsplatz and Michaelerplatz in central Vienna as part of the Hofburg. It is a Renaissance-style building whose name comes from the horses of the imperial family, housed on the ground floor under the reign of Emperor Charles VI.
From 1659 to 1776 the building held the art collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm — 1,400 paintings assembled in Brussels, where David Teniers the Younger painted views of his gallery — known as the Stallburg gallery and the core of the later Kunsthistorisches Museum. Heavily damaged in 1945, the Stallburg was faithfully restored in 1947–48 and is still used by the Spanish Riding School, housing its Lipizzaner horses.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1675.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Stallburg — including 2 interiors: stallburg gallery (art gallery room), ground-floor imperial stables. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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