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  1. History

    Anna of Tyrol1, wife of Emperor Matthias2 conceived the idea of a Capuchin cloister and burial crypt for herself and her husband, to be built in the neighborhood of the Hofburg castle in Vienna. She provided funds for it i… See more

    The sarcophagi

    The free-standing tombs are usually variations of either a flat-topped storage chest, or a tub with sloping sides and a convex lid of tapered decks. Ornamentation ranges from simple to elaborate. Until far in the 18th ce… See more

    People buried here

    The bodies of 145 people (mainly members of the ruling line of the House of Habsburg and the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine), plus urns containing the hearts or cremated remains of four others, are deposited i… See more

    Vaults

    The vaults consist of an interconnected series of ten subterranean vaulted rooms, built at various times as more space was needed.
    The visible 107 metal sarcophagi and five heart urns r… See more

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