Imperial Coach

The Imperial Coach (in German: Imperialwagen) is the golden carriage that was used at the Imperial and Imperial Austrian court in Vienna. It is now kept in the Imperial Carriage Museum at Schönbrunn Palace.[1]

The Imperial Coach with horses in front of the main gate of St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna (painting by Prestel c. 1848/1850)
The Imperial Coach at King Charles IV's coronation in Budapest (1916)

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References

Further reading

  • 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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