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1 Innsbruck: Street-by-Street

Innsbruck was built at the confluence of the . Goldenes Dachl
Sill and Inn rivers and became an important The symbol of
trading post in the Middle Ages. The present Innsbruck, the
Golden Roof is
district of Wilten was once the site of the an oriel window
Roman camp of Veldidena, but the founders added in 1500 by
of the city itself were the counts of Andechs, Maximilian I to
who built a settlement here in 1187. Today Friedrich IV’s former
residence. It is
Innsbruck is the capital of the province of covered with 2,657
Tyrol, one of Austria’s most important tourist gilded copper
regions. In 1964, and again in 1976, Innsbruck roof tiles.
was the host city for the Winter Olympics;
many competitions took place in Axamer
Lizum, 20 km (14 miles) southwest of the city. H E R R E N G A S S E

Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse
The main street of the
old town is lined with
the attractive façades
of numerous Baroque
buildings. B A D G A S S E
P F A R R G A S S E

H E R Z O G – F R I E D R I C H – S T R A S S E

S E I L E R G A S S E H O F G A S S E

Key
Suggested route

Stadtturm
The 15th-century city tower
next to the old town hall
acquired its present Renaissance
look in 1560. The observation
deck affords great views.

Helblinghaus
The building with an elegant
Regency façade at No. 10
Herzog-Friedrich-Strasse was
originally a medieval corner
house in the Gothic style.
In 1725 it was decorated with
opulent Rococo stuccowork.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp298–9 and pp323–4

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