Helblinghaus
Innsbruck, Tirol
Located on Herzog-Friedrich Strasse in the Altstadt section of Innsbruck,
the Helblinghaus, considered one of the most beautiful houses in Austria,
stands as an example of the grandeur of Austrian Baroque. It was
decorated in 1730 by Anton Gigl.
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Goldenes Dachl
Innsbruck, Tirol
Located at the north end of Herzog-Friedrich Strasse across from the
Hebling House, the Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) stands with its richly
decorated Gothic loggia, built over an oriel window and protected by a
crocketed roof composed of fire-gilt copper tiles. The building was
constructed between 1494-1496 as part of the Neuer Hof - a palace previously
built by Duke Friedrich of Tirol. The two central panels depict Maximilian
I with his two wives, Mary of Burgundy (sister of England's Henry VIII)
and Bianca Maria Sforza. The frescos were done by Jörg Kölderer
in 1500.
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Hofburg Palace
Innsbruck, Tirol
The Altar of the Hofburg Chapel (detail below) was built for the Archduchess
Anna Katherina of Mantua in the 16th century.
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The Hofkirche & Maximilian’s Tomb
Innsbruck, Tirol
Toward the end of his life, Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) constructed
a large, beautifully sculpted mausoleum inside the Hofkirche in Innsbruck,
intended for his own burial. As fate would have it, he was never
buried there, and the tomb remains empty to this day. The empty structure
is surrounded by 28 larger-than-life statues of Maximilian’s ancesters
and heroes. Albrecht I (depicted below), who died in 1308, was the
son of Rudolph I, the first great Hapsburg emperor.
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