Goldenes Dachl

The Golden Roof is a building with a late Gothic Prunkerker in Innsbruck's Old Town and is considered a landmark of the city. The roof of the bay window was covered with 2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles.

History

Was built the building in 1420 as a residence ( " Neuhof ") of the Tyrolean sovereigns. On the occasion of the era ( 1500) added Niklas Türing the Elder on behalf of the German king and future emperor Maximilian I. 1497/98-1500 add the magnificent bay window.

Jakob Hutter, preacher of the Baptist, was publicly burned alive in front of the Golden Roof on February 25, 1536 ( during the reign of Archduke Ferdinand, a grandson of Maximilian I ).

Reliefs on the bay show Maximilian I with his two wives, Chancellor, Jester, morris dancers and Coat of Arms (Original reliefs at the Tiroler Landesmuseum ).

In 1996, the Museum Maximilianeum was established in the building that was reopened after extensive expansion and renovation renovations in 2007 as a Museum Golden Roof.

Since 2003 located in the same building and the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention.

The Golden Roof is named the International Golden Roof Challenge, an annual track and field event, which will take place in front of the building.

Others

On 1 February 1960, the Austrian post brought to this design out a Definitive Stamp Series Austrian monuments of 6,40 shillings.