#Wahrzeichen
(Symbolic Landmarks)

Our blog on unique Austrian landmarks, updated monthly.

Above: Vienna with View of Iconic Vienna Ferris Wheel © Österreich Werbung

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Felsenkapelle Gschlößtal

For this week's #WahrzeichenWednesday we are heading back to Tyrol, specifically the Gschlößtal valley in the somewhat isolated and difficult-to-reach #Osttirol region. The Gschlössbach river (pictured here) runs through the valley between the alpine villages #Almsiedlungen Innergschlöß and Außergschlöß.

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Goldenes Dachl

Centrally located in Innsbruck's Altstadt (old town), the Goldenes Dachl (Golden roof) is the city's most iconic and famous landmark.

The building itself was built in the early 15th century as the residence of the princes of Tyrol (Landesfürsten). Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I commissioned the golden roof in 1493 in honor of his marriage to his third wife Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan. The golden roof was built with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles and was meant to to serve as a royal box where the Emperor and his entourage could sit and enjoy festivals, tournaments, and other events that took place in the square below.

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