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 Kaisergruft, Vienna, Austria Posted by:  tofixe
N 48° 12.344 E 016° 22.221
33U E 601813 N 5340074
This is the Imperial Mausuleum of the Habsburg Dinasty. Kaisergruft means Royal Crypt.
Waymark Code: WMNZXA
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
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Its a subterranean mausuleum, under the Kapuzinerkirche, where are burried about 145 members of this royal family.
The Capuchin Church and monastery was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace. Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt has been the principal place of entombment for members of the House of Habsburg.The bones of 145 Habsburg royalty, plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are here, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses. The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five heart urns range in style from puritan plain to exuberant rococó.
History:
The Capuchin Church and monastery was founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, and located on the Neuer Markt square of the Innere Stadt, near the Hofburg Palace. Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt has been the principal place of entombment for members of the House of Habsburg.The bones of 145 Habsburg royalty, plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are here, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses. The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five heart urns range in style from puritan plain to exuberant rococó.The foundation stone was laid on 8 September 1622 in the presence of Emperor Ferdinand II and after slow progress caused by the distractions of the Thirty Years' War the church was dedicated on 25 July 1632 and at Easter of the next year, the simple sarcophagi containing the remains of Emperor Mathias and Empress Anna1 were transferred with great ceremony to what is now called the Founder's Vault.
Visiting Hours/Restrictions:
Daily 10.00-18.00
Address:
Tegetthoffstraße 2
Wien, Austria
1010
Website: [Web Link]
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