The Hofburg is the former imperial palace in the centre of Vienna, and for more than six centuries it was the main residence of the Habsburg rulers. The oldest parts date from the Middle Ages, and the palace was extended again and again by successive emperors, so that it is now a vast complex of buildings, courtyards and gardens in several architectural styles. It houses the Imperial Treasury, the Imperial Apartments with the Sisi Museum, the Spanish Riding School and the Austrian National Library. Today parts of it are used as the official seat of the president of Austria and as a conference centre.
Before and after
- 17 December 1273Death of Rumi
- 1274Mongol invasions of Japan
- 7 March 1274Death of Thomas Aquinas
- 1275Construction of Reims Cathedral
- c. 1275Construction of the Hofburg Palace
- c. 1276Birth of Giotto
- from 1277 to 1287First Mongol invasion of Burma
- 1279Kublai Khan completes the conquest of China
- c. 1280sConstruction of Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
More in Civilizations & archaeology
- 691 CEConstruction of Dome of the Rock
- 8th centuryConstruction of Borobudur Temple
- 1066Construction of Tower of London
- from 1368 to 1644Ming dynasty
- from 1438 to 1533Inca Empire
- 1473Construction of Sistine Chapel
The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 13th century.