It has a distinctive yellow façade since it was Maria Theresa’s favorite color. It has 1441 chambers (only 45 are open to the public), whose interiors are kept in Rococo style - they are covered with numerous frescoes, stucco, and ornaments gilded with 14K gold and decorated with Bohemian crystal mirrors and faience stoves.
The palace’s representative and guest rooms are beautifully decorated and furnished. Emperor Franz Joseph’s living chambers and offices have modest and simple décor.