Unlike Vienna ... palace was the winter residence of the Habsburgs, and a center of power for some 600 years. These days, the Hofburg Palace is residence and office of the President of Austria ...

Originally constructed from 1696 as a grand hunting lodge, Schönbrunn Palace later ... life and death of Vienna's beloved Empress Elizabeth. You can also explore the Imperial Apartments ...

Vienna was the centre of the Hapsburg dynasty and combines a rich imperial history with the sophistication of a modern city.