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Imperial Coach

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Imperial Coach
Imperialwagen (German)
Artist
Completion date
circa 1735-1740
TypeBaroque French grand carrosse
Dimensions3.55 m × 2.12 m × 6.77 m (11.6 ft × 7.0 ft × 22.2 ft)
Weight4 tonnes
ConditionConserved
Location
OwnerRepublic of Austria
The Imperial Coach with horses in front of the main gate of St Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna (painting by Prestel c. 1848/1850)[1]

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]

See also

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References

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  1. "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).
  2. "Reicher Krönungswagen ("Imperialwagen")" [Rich Coronation Carriage ("Imperial Carriage")]. Kunsthistorisches Museum (in German).

Further reading

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  • 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.