- Type
- Palace / château
- Built
- c. 1460 · 15th century
- Style
- Rococo
- Visiting
- probably – Wikidata lists it as a museum or gives tickets, opening hours or visitor numbers; check before you go
- Coordinates
- 47.2689°, 11.3944°
History
Archduke Sigismund, known as 'Rich in Coin', began building a residence by Innsbruck's town walls around 1460. Emperor Maximilian I, who made the city one of the centres of his rule, enlarged it in the late 15th century, and in the 16th century Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol lived here. The palace owes its present look to Maria Theresa, who had it remodelled in late Baroque and Rococo style in 1754–1773. In 1765, during the wedding celebrations of her son Leopold, her husband Emperor Francis I Stephen died here suddenly.
What to see
Tours cover the imperial apartments, including rooms furnished for Empress Elisabeth, and the ceremonial Giants' Hall with frescoes by Franz Anton Maulbertsch and portraits of Maria Theresa's children. You can also see the Gothic cellars and the palace chapel. A few steps away stand the Court Church with Maximilian's tomb and the famous Golden Roof.
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