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Burg
The impressive double spiral VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
staircase was built in 1499
on the orders of Maximilian I. Practical Information
He extended this vast Gothic Road map F4.
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The beautifully carved
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reliquary chests in the
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choir of the cathedral
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made to hold the
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dowry of Paola
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di Gonzaga,
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duchess of
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Mantua.
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S C H L O S S E R G A S S E
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S C H M I E D G A S S E
. Mausoleum
The tomb of Emperor
Ferdinand II, built
next to the cathedral
in 1614–38, is
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example of the
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Mannerist style in
Austrian architecture.

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