The Imperial Coach (in German: Imperialwagen) is the gilded state coach that was used as a coronation coach for the Imperial and Imperial Austrian courts in Vienna, Austria. It is now kept in the Imperial Carriage Museum at Schönbrunn Palace.[2]
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| Imperialwagen (German) | |
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| Completion date | circa 1735-1740 |
| Type | Baroque French grand carrosse |
| Dimensions | 3.55 m × 2.12 m × 6.77 m (11.6 ft × 7.0 ft × 22.2 ft) |
| Weight | 4 tonnes |
| Condition | Conserved |
| Location | Imperial Carriage Museum, Vienna, Austria |
| Owner | Republic of Austria |
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See also
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edit- ↑ "Imperialwagen mit Achterzug vor dem Wiener Stephansdom" [Imperial coach with an eight‑horse team in front of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna]. Kunsthistorisches Museum (in German).
- ↑ "Reicher Krönungswagen ("Imperialwagen")" [Rich Coronation Carriage ("Imperial Carriage")]. Kunsthistorisches Museum (in German).
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imperial Coach.
- Video of the Imperial Coach (2017)
- Martin Haller: Pferde unter dem Doppeladler. Olms/Verlag Stocker, Graz 2002, ISBN 978-3487084305
- Oswald M. Klotz: Der letzte einer Zunft: Krönungskutschenbauer. In: Die Presse. K.u.k. Hoflieferanten heute (X)/14. Februar, 1977.
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