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Innsbruck, Austria
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This place was Amazing
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Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol and Austria's fifth city with 113,000 inhabitants. In the 15th century, Emperor Maximilian I made Innsbruck the centre of his administration and then he built the Goldene Dachl (Golden Roof), a renaissance jewel which is today the city's landmark. Empress Maria Theresia built the Triumph Arch and expanded the Hofburg Palace, the Habsburgs official residence in Innsbruck. Other interesting monuments are the baroque Cathedral and the town hall Tower which is a great viewpoint for the town and mountains. Walking away from the centre, one gets to Inn River from where a funicular can be used to go up the mountains to visit Alpenzoo, a zoo dedicated to alpine species.
Presently Innsbruck has privileged position in the Alps and is an international centre of winter sports with structures of excellence which in 164 and 1976 hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
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Maria Theresien Strasse and the Alps
Posted
Jan 06, 2005
by FredTraveler
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