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| General Description | Schatzkammer is a German word which translates as Treasure Room, and is a term also used in English for the collection of treasures, especially those in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector, kept in a secure room, often in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities. |
| Front Description | Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) is located in Hofburg Palace; the entrance is at the Swiss Courtyard. This museum displays a fascinating number of valuable artifacts. The Secular Treasury features an impressive collection of medieval royal objects. The Ecclesiastical Treasury has religious relics. Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) showcases heirlooms including a throne cot from Napoleon’s second wife, the Imperial Crown and Holy Lance, jewels and more. There are religious antiques including an agate bowl thought to be the Holy Grail, and a huge narwhal tooth supposed to be the horn of a unicorn. A piece of wood with blood on it is said to be from the cross of Jesus’ crucifixion. |
| Catalog code | - 602 |
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