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Schweizerhof is where Paracelsus met Ferdinand I in 1537. Josefsplatz marks the entrance site to Schweizerhof, part of the Wien Hofburg (Vienna Hofburg Imperial Palace). The equestrian statue is of Kaiser Josef II (1741-1790), Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Hapsburg territory 1780-1790.