Built in 1180, Innsbruck Cathedral is the Cathedral respectively the Episcopal see the Roman Catholic Diocese of InnsbruckIt is an impressive building, both from the outside and especially from the inside. Unfortunately, we don't really get a chance to take photos, as the priest tells us in a very unfriendly manner that a mass is about to begin. So we are asked to leave the church (luckily before I put in the €1 that you have to pay to take photos here).
The church houses the Tomb of Maximilian III. Deutschmeister, sovereign prince of Tyrol 1612–1618. Particularly interesting are the Solomonic columns, which are decorated with plants, snails, birds and grasshoppers, among other things. At the top, the sovereign is kneeling with St. George and the dragon.
The Mariahilf Bell (also Large parish bell) is the second largest historic church bell in Tyrol. Every Friday at 3 p.m. it commemorates the hour of Christ's death. Since 1982, the north tower has housed the Innsbruck Peace Carillon It contains 48 bells and is therefore the largest and most extensive carillon in AustriaThe bells have a total weight of 4,100 kg.
The gilded pulpit is a work by Nikolaus Moll around 1724. The pulpit is supported by the personified three divine virtues: faith (angel with cross), love (angel pointing to the heart), hope (angel with anchor).
The church was first mentioned in 1181/1182.
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