Castle Ruhelust

The Ruhelust Castle in Innsbruck was built between 1562 and 1582 in front of the city wall in the area of today's court garden, consisting only of wood and half-timbering. Archduke Ferdinand II . gave the order for this and built the castle for his wife Philippine Welser . It was used to accommodate the court during the renovation of the Hofburg and expanded into a three-storey building with 50 rooms and a chapel. Ferdinand II's second wife, Anna Caterina Gonzaga , built a double monastery on the grounds of the castle after his death. In 1636 the castle was destroyed by fire, rebuilt in 1675 and destroyed again by fire in 1728. It had 60 rooms.

Individual evidence

↑ Géza Hajós, Austrian Society for Historical Gardens: Historical gardens in Austria: forgotten total works of art . Böhlau Verlag Wien, 1993, ISBN 978-3-205-98095-7 ( google.de [accessed on January 19, 2019]).
^ Sigrid-Maria Großering: Habsburg Empresses: Riddles and Fates of the Secret Rulers . Carl Ueberreuter Verlag GmbH, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8000-7961-2 ( google.de [accessed on January 19, 2019]).
↑ Building history. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
^ Hofburg - Innsbruck. Retrieved January 18, 2019 .

47.27153 11.39705Coordinates: 47 ° 16 ′ 17.5 ″ N , 11 ° 23 ′ 49.4 ″ E

[1] Géza Hajós, Austrian Society for Historical Gardens: Historical gardens in Austria: forgotten total works of art . Böhlau Verlag Wien, 1993, ISBN 978-3-205-98095-7 ( google.de [accessed on January 19, 2019]).

[2] Sigrid-Maria Großering: Habsburg Empresses: Riddles and Fates of the Secret Rulers . Carl Ueberreuter Verlag GmbH, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8000-7961-2 ( google.de [accessed on January 19, 2019]).

[3] Building history. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .

[4] Hofburg - Innsbruck. Retrieved January 18, 2019 .