Tomb of Archduke Maximilian III at the Innsbruck Cathedral
The Innsbruck Cathedral is certainly one of the most beautiful baroque churches that I have ever visited. It was actually almost overwhelming in its beauty. It is but a fitting partner to the nearby Innsbruck Imperial palace. While it might be very easy to get lost in the beauty of the cathedral. One may need to be reminded of some important features of the cathedral. Like a lot of old cathedrals in Europe, the Innsbruck Cathedral has its own collection of tombs. The most significant tomb here in the cathedral is actually at the left arm of the transept of the church.
Inside the Innsbruck Cathedral
The Tomb of Archduke Maximilian is one of the chapel looking piece here in the cathedral. I actually missed it because a lot of the chapels and altars around the cathedral were all very impressive and I quickly got tired of them. I had no idea that a tomb was somehow mixed in with the chapels. Archduke Maximilian III was the son of Emperor Maximilian II. At one time he was nominated to be king of the area which is currently Poland and Lithuania. However, there was politics involved and even a war for the throne which Maximilian III lost. Ultimately he was forced to renounce his claim to the throne. He did eventually become archduke and governor of Tyrol, so it wasn’t a total loss. As you can see, his tomb is quite elaborate, and elaborate enough for me to mistake it for a chapel.
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