Dom St Jakob : The Crypt

The crypt beneath the Dom St. Jakob is a quiet underground chapel used for prayer and for the burial of bishops of the Diocese of Innsbruck.

Looking up the church from the crypt

Dom St Jakob

Dom St Jacob is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Innsbruck. It was built between 1717 and 1724.

Tomb of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria

Help of Mary

The icon of Christ and Abbot Mena

Hofburg Innsbruck

Hofburg Innsbruck is one of the three most important historic buildings of Austria along with Schonbrunn Palace and Hofburg Vienna. The palace was expanded by Maximilian I around 1500 and completely remodelled in the Baroque and Rococo style by Maria Theresa between 1754 and 1773.

A tableau of the Royal Family

The Ancestral Gallery

Leopold II

Imperial Chapel

The Giant's Hall

The Painting Gallery

The Imperial Apartments

Hofkirche : The Gallery

The effigy tomb of Emperor Maximilian lies on the gallery of Hofkirche.

Effigy tomb of Emperor Maximilian I

It forme part of the cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian I

Hofkirche

Hofkirche is a Gothic-Renaissance church built by Emperor Ferdinand in 1553 as a memorial to his grandfather Emperor Maximilian I (Maximilian's tomb remained in Wiener Neustadt because his will had directed that he be buried there). The church is often called the “Black Men Church” (Schwarzmanderkirche) because of the 28 larger than life bronze statues inside.

Tomb of Emperor Maximilian I

His body is remains in Wiener Neustadt 

It is in fact a cenotaph

28 large bronze statues of ancestors, relatives and heroes. 

It is customary to touch here for good luck