!!!Hofburg, Innsbruck

Hofburg, Innsbruck, residential palace composed of several elements 
(including the "stainen Haus" of the monastery of Stams, the later 
"Mitterhof") united under Duke Sigmund der Muenzreiche ("rich in 
coins") around 1460, located along the eastern city wall and 
incorporating the "Saggentor" gate. The latter was converted into the 
famous "Wappenturm" tower in 1499 by Joerg Koelderer under Maximilian 
(later Emperor Maximilian I), and the Hofburg palace was extended to 
the northeast tower of the city wall; other alterations followed. The 
Hofburg palace received its current form in 2 stages of structural 
alterations under Maria Theresia, with the construction of the south 
tract (1754-56) on the Hofgasse lane according to plans by J. M. 
Gumpp the Younger and the new main façade (1766-73) on the 
Rennweg according to plans by C. J. Walter. This wing contains 
the famous "giants´ hall" with representations of all the 
members of the imperial family and ceiling frescoes by F. A. 
Maulbertsch. In the south wing the room where Maria Theresia´s 
husband Emperor Franz I had died in 1765 was changed into a 
memorial chapel in connection with the foundation of a religious 
institution for ladies of rank. In the southeast the Hofburg is 
adjacent to the Franciscan (Court) church, in the north to the oldest 
court theatre of Innsbruck (built 1629/30 by C. Gumpp), the  Dogana 
(now a congress centre).

!Literature
Oesterr. Kunsttopographie Band 57. Innsbruck - Hofbauten, 
1986.


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