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Imperial Crypt

The burial vault of the Habsburgs beneath a Capuchin church, with the ornate tombs of emperors and Empress Sisi.

Photo: Robert Heilinger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Tegetthoffstrasse 2, 1010 ViennaDirections
Getting There
Stephansplatz or Karlsplatz station.

Why Go

Since 1633, nearly 150 members of the Habsburg family have been laid to rest here, in metal sarcophagi from plain to wildly ornate. Maria Theresa and her husband lie in a great double tomb.

Franz Joseph, Sisi and their son Rudolf are side by side.

Nearby in Vienna

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