Golden Roof and the old town
Guide
Photo: Erbb · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A late-Gothic balcony on a corner of the old town, roofed with over two thousand gilded copper tiles, at the end of a lane of arcaded, pastel houses with the mountains behind.
A brief history
Emperor Maximilian I had it built around 1500 so he could watch tournaments and festivals in the square below with his new wife.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning or evening, when the lane is quiet
- Cost
- Free from the square
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: The medieval core by the river: the Golden Roof, the Hofburg, the cathedral and the Hofgarten. Few cheap beds.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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