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The Hofburg Palace is the major tourist attraction in Innsbruck. The Hofburg Palace contains Maria Theresa's Rooms and the 19th century Empress Elisabeth Apartment. Domkirche St. Jakob (Cathedral of St. James) is an 18th century Baroque church opposite the Hofburg.
Imperial Palace Innsbruck (Hofburg) is special because it is one of Austria's three most significant cultural buildings, blending medieval Gothic foundations with a stunning 18th-century white-and-gold Rococo makeover overseen by Empress Maria Theresa, and preserving the deep historical legacy of Emperor Maximilian I and Empress Elisabeth (Sisi).
Key architectural and historical features include The Giant's Hall (Riesensaal) a magnificent 31-meter-long festival hall featuring brilliant ceiling frescoes and portraits of Maria Theresa and her 16 children and the Imperial Apartments, luxuriously preserved rooms used by Empress Elisabeth featuring original 19th-century silk wall tapestries and furnishings. The Maximilian Exhibition is a modern permanent ground-floor exhibition dedicated to Emperor Maximilian I, who originally expanded and established the site as a core seat of the Habsburg empire in the 1500s.
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