Innsbruck - Court Palace

(Local Name: Hofburg) The Hofburg, the former imperial palace in Viennese late Roccoco style, with four wings, was originally built in the 15th and 16th C., but was remodeled in Baroque and Roccoco style in the 18th C. on instructions from Maria Theresa. There are guided tours. Visitors are shown a number of luxurious apartments with stucco work and painted ceilings. Particularly memorable is the Riesensaal (Giant Hall), a grand hall in polished marble and decorated in white and gold, with portraits of the Imperial family and three large ceiling frescos (1775) by F. A. Maulpertsch. To the south of the Hofburg stands the Adliges Damenstift (18th C.), a religious house for noble ladies, with two handsome Baroque doorways.