The Golden Roof Innsbruck Austria

The goldenes dachl golden roof is a landmark structure located in the old town altstadt section of innsbruck austria it is considered the city s most famous symbol.

The golden roof innsbruck austria.

Come to the historic old town and see for yourself. The emperor and his wife used the balcony to observe festivals tournaments. In the adjoining museum you can immerse yourself in the time of emperor maximilian. A very organized small collectio.

The golden roof outside is very nice but what we enjoyed was the museum inside. Completed in 1500 the roof was decorated with 2 657 fire gilded copper tiles for emperor maximilian i to mark his wedding to bianca maria sforza. The golden roof is a must see for anyone visiting innsbruck. However in the last years tourism has gained more foothold resulting in the really special stores making place for the average tourist stores which is quite a loss.

As such innsbruck and the golden roof are becoming more and more the average tourist city. Innsbruck is quite special and interesting to visit. It was included in our innsbruck card but we would have paid to go even if it wasn t. See 2 869 reviews articles and 1 530 photos of the golden roof goldenes dachl ranked no 20 on tripadvisor among 164 attractions in innsbruck.

Situated at the heart of the old town district the golden roof is the landmark of innsbruck the late gothic oriel with loggia was built for emperor maximilian i and is adorned with 2657 fire gilt copper tiles.