Hofburg Palace or yhe Imperial Palace features some of the most powerful people in European and Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austria-Hungary empire.

Nowadays is the official residence of the President of Austria.

The Hofburg owes its size and architectural diversity to plain old one-upmanship; new sections were added by the new rulers, including the early baroque Leopold Wing , the 18th-century Imperial Chancery Wing, the 16th-century Amalia Wing and the Gothic Burgkapelle (Royal Chapel). The oldest section is the 13th-century Schweizerhof (Swiss Courtyard), named after the Swiss guards who used to protect its precincts.