Emperor Charles VI commissioned the architect Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach to build the winter riding hall in Vienna's Hofburg Palace. Construction of the magnificent Spanish Riding School went on between 1729 and 1735.
Opposite the entrance to the beautiful baroque hall, the monarch's portrait greets the riders of the Spanish Riding School when they train and present the Lipizzan stallions to an international audience during public performances.
 
Getting there by public transportation:
subway U3 - Herrengasse station
subway U1 - Stephansplatz station
subway U4 - Karlsplatz station
 
Children under the age of 3 are not allowed to attend performances