Golden Roof Museum

The golden roof outside is very nice but what we enjoyed was the museum inside.

Golden roof museum.

Emperor maximilian i 1459 1519 ordered the construction of the splendid balcony before 1500. For the youngest visitors there are exciting children s stations and an exclusive golden roof riddle rally. Come to the historic old town and see for yourself. The golden roof the innsbruck hallmark is world famous for its 2 657 fire gilded copper tiles.

The golden roof served the sovereign above all for purposes of representation and as a demonstration of worldly power. You can t miss it. It was included in our innsbruck card but we would have paid to go even if it wasn t. In the adjoining museum you can immerse yourself in the time of emperor maximilian.

The thematically structured rooms offer many contemporary exhibits and lots of interesting facts about emperor maximilian i. Multimedia museum technology is used in the golden roof museum making the museum experience even more tangible. The golden roof is one of the most iconic places to visit in innsbruck. This is where the name of the golden roof comes from.

A very organized small collectio. The edges of the cornices are decorated with carved patterns of animal motifs and the surface of the pillars is surrounded by reliefs. Among them are the statues of emperor maximilian i and the queen. The golden roof is made of 2738 gold plated copper tiles.