Imperial Court Palace

Imperial Court Palace in Innsbruck

Built as residence of the Tyrolean provincial rulers under

Archduke Sigmund the Rich and

extended under Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519).

Maria Theresa (1717-1780) rebuilt the Palace

in the late Viennese baroque style

and called it her "little Schönbrunn of the Alps".

During the 19th century the interior was adapted

in the style of the time.

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Now only the State Rooms were for public,

the Private Rooms were under renovation.

- what a pity!

- but the 4 state rooms were beautiful,

unfortunately it wasn't allowed to take photos there

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There was also Mountains, A Mysterious Passion exhibition there

- it's about the mountains & mountain climbing

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Including also some interesting paintings of the mountains

. . Cyanometer, 1944
- the darker the blue,
the cleaner the air
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Learnt also that a drug called Pervitin was allowed,
because it gave a person the strenght
to go all away up to 8.000m!!!
- in 1950s doping was not considered a problem
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Cafe Sacher was in the same building,
so visited there as well

Some cakes on display
. A piece of the famous cake
. Austrian cafe style
. Concidering the wall,

lots of famous people have visited Cafe Sacher

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