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Goldenes Dachl / Golden Roof
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Goldenes Dachl
Herzog-Friedrich-Straße, A-6020 Innsbruck
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Goldenes Dachl: Goldenes Dachl - The Golden Roof
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  • Golden Roof - Innsbruck - Innsbruck
    Golden Roof - Innsbruck
    by dvideira
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    In the charming Old Town Pedestrian Zone, you will find Innsbruck's greatest tourist ( trap? ) attraction and certainly its most characteristic landmark, The Golden Roof.
    This city's symbol has about 2600 gilded copper tiles which shimmer over a Gothic oriel window built in 1500 by Niklas Turing for Emperor Maximilian I who enjoyed watching tournaments and dancing in the city square below from his royal box.

    The balustrade on the first floor is adorned with carved coats of arms, representing Austria, Hungary, the double-headed eagle of the Empire, Burgundy and Milan, as well as Tirol and Styria. The mural paintings show two standard-bearers with the flags of the Empire and the Province of Tirol.

    Curiosity: Maximilian I was widely considered too extravagant for his own good.. Maximilian ordered that the copper shingles on the royal balcony should be covered in gold as a "gift" to the people of Innsbruck, but this stretched the royal household's finances so much that the emperor was forced to take out a loan!

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    Goldenes Dachl: Goldenes Dachl / Golden Roof
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    Goldenes Dachl / Golden Roof
    by globetrott
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    The Goldenes Dachl / Golden Roof dates back to the year 1420 and was built as an extra balcony for the residence of Friedrich IV and Siegmund der Münzreiche ( Siegmund with the many coins).
    2657 gilded copper-tiles gave the name to this building, that is today the most famous sight of Innsbruck. In the frescos and reliefs you may see emperor Maximilian and both of his wifes and various coats of arms.
    The Goldenes Dachl is beautifully lighted all night and some of the fine details are best to be seen at night !
    The Goldenes Dachl is open daily for visitors :
    May - September : 10.00a.m. - 06.00p.m.
    October - April : 10.00a.m. - 05.00p.m.

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  • Directions: Goldenes Dachl / Golden Roof is in the Old Town of Innsbruck, just about 50 meters from the Stadtturm
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    Goldenes Dachl: The Golden Roof
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  • Goldenes Dachl lies in the Old Town, and is close to many other attractions. The window and the roof are made in a late Gothic style, and has more than 2600 gilded copper tiles. It got it's name because it looks like gold, especially when the sun shines on it and lightens it up.

    It was built to serve as a court box for Emperor Maximilian durign his reign, 1494-96. There are also some beautiful frescoes and reliefs of dancers that decorate both the "balcony" and the interior.

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    Goldenes Dachl: THE GOLDEN ROOF
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  • With out any doubts the Golden Roof,is the most visited and also the most known of all buildings that you can see in Innsbruck.

    This beautiful building it was built in 1.400s by Archduke Friederick IV as the residence for tiroleans Kings. The roof is 3.7 meters tall and covered with 2.600 fire-gilt copper tiles.The legend about that building says that when the buiding was finished the roof was covered with real gold coins,but I don't know if is true or not!.

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    Goldenes Dachl: The Golden Roof
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  • I was just starting to think there weren't any tourists in Innsbruck, when I turned a corner into the Old Town, and there they were, all taking pictures of the Goldenes Dachl or Golden Roof.

    This is on a house which was built in 1420 at the end of the Friedrichstraße. The Golden Roof was added in 1500.

    Second photo: Tourists in the Friedrichstraße, with the Golden Roof in the background.

    Third photo: Tourists in the Hofgasse.

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    Goldenes Dachl: DETAILED VIEW
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  • This is another picture taken at the Golden Roof,here you can see a little bit better,some details of the roof and details in building's facade.
    As I said,during my visit to Innsbruck the day it was very cloudy and with some rain also,and the roof was very shinning, as you can see on my pictures,can you imagine it on a sunny day?.

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    Goldenes Dachl: Goldenes Dachl
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  • Goldenes Dachl is advertized as one of the must sees in Innsbruck. I could have lived without ever seeing it (just my personal opinion). When I first visited Innsbruck in 2002, I even did not take a picture of it; this January (2004) I passed by in the evening, liked the Christmas tree and clicked.

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    Goldenes Dachl: The Goldenes Dachl
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  • Undoubtedly Innsbruck's most well-known attraction. The two-story Golden Roof isn't actually gold, but made of 2738 gold-plated copper tiles. It was built in from 1497-1500 by Niklas Tuering for Emperor Maximilian I. Reliefs on the balcony depicts Maximilian and his two wives, coats of arms, and Moorish scenes, among other things.

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    Goldenes Dachl: Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof)
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    by codrutz
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    One of the main attraction of Innsbruck, The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is, in fact, an bay window, added onto the front of the previous ducal palace to commemorate Emperor Maximilian I's marriage to Bianca Maria Sforza of Milan in 1494. Beautifully decorated with reliefs of the Emperor, it is roofed with more than 2,700 gilt copper tiles - hence its name.

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  • Phone: 0512 581111
  • Directions: Open: Daily 10-6, May-Sep.; Tue.-Sun. 10-12:30 and 2-5, rest of year Admission Fee: 2-5eur
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    Goldenes Dachl: Unbelieveable, but true
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  • All that glitters is gold! - Innsbruck
    All that glitters is gold!
    by iandsmith
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    Maximilian I was widely considered too extravagant for his (and the city's) own good and the Goldernes Dachl is a fine example.
    Maximilian ordered that all 2,600 copper shingles on the royal balcony should be covered in gold as a "gift" to the people of Innsbruck in honour of his marriage, but this stretched the royal household's finances so much that he was forced to take out a loan! The balcony, 16m wide and with a roof 3.7m high, was used by the royal family to watch theatrical productions and other forms of court entertainment.
    Personally, I was gobsmacked just looking at it. I'm still not sure I can believe it. The almost obscene displays of wealth by European ruling classes never cease to amaze me.

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