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Chapter 5308 96 Still in 1538 repairs were necessary of the damage caused by an earlier undiscovered Turk- ish tunnel of over twenty meters length, which undermined the foundations of the south- west wing and had caused this to subside: Kühnel 1956, p. 256; Holzschuh-Hofer 2014(a), p. 88, notes 72–74. 97 Dreger 1914, long fundamental for a history of the development of the Vienna Hofburg, and the researches by Harry Kühnel Kühnel 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 and 1971, have now been superseded by the magnificent history of the Hofburg complex undertaken by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Bundesdenkmalamt Wien, of which three volumes have been published to date (see Buchinger/Grün/ Jeitler 2011; www.oeaw.ac.at/ikm/ forschung /habsburgische-repraesentation/die-wiener-hofburg (cons. 12-11-2017). For the first version of this Chapter i have been able to use some of its preliminary publications: Holzschuh-Hofer 2007; Karner 2008; Jeitler 2008; the present version incorporates the fortifications, and there was little space for extension of the building itself [Figs. 5.70 and 5.71; plan, Fig. 5.72]. Abandoning its fortified character would be imprudent in view of the rela- tive proximity of the enemy forces, as had been made abundantly clear by the heavy damage done to the building during the 1529 siege.96 As of 1533 most of the damage had been repaired, the available space made habitable and a new set of rooms for Ferdinand himself was realized in the south-west wing overlooking the Hofbastei, the important bastion just in front of the Hofburg. In the following years the mediaeval castle was regularized and restructured to house only the Emperor, his family and their most immediate entourage and to provide space for the most important offices, such as the Hofkanzley. Workspace for other functions was found in other premises acquired for the purpose, other members of the household and for visitors to the court were lodged in private houses all over Vienna.97 Figure 5.70 The Hofburg on the town plan of Vienna by Augustin Hirschvogel, 1547. Figure 5.71 The Vienna Hofburg in 1558, detail from an engraving by Hans Sebald Lautensack.