The vast parade ground of the Hofburg, laid out after Napoleon's troops blew up the Burgbastei bastion in 1809. It is named after the two generals whose equestrian statues stand on it, Prince Eugene and Archduke Charles, and was meant to be part of an Imperial Forum linking the Hofburg with the court museums across the Ring that was never finished.
- Address
- Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien
- Hours
- Public square, always open
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon, Evening · About 30 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The curved Neue Burg wing houses the House of Austrian History, the Ephesos Museum and the arms and musical-instrument collections.
- The Äußeres Burgtor (1821-1824) on the Ring side and the Volksgarten and Burggarten that flank the square date from the same post-1809 rebuilding.
- Its old name, Äußerer Burgplatz, was used officially until 1955.