• All the caskets and tombs in the Imperial Crypt are labeled in German with the identity of the person and the relationship to a Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of...
  • Twelve emperors, 18 empresses, and 113 other members of the Habsburg family are interred in the Imperial Crypt (Kaisergruft) in Vienna.
  • Since 1633, the Imperial Crypt, also known as the Kaisergruft, has served as the primary burial location for the deceased members of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.
  • The final section of the Imperial Crypt is essentially post-imperial in reality. Nominally the last actual emperor, Karl I, who took over briefly after Franz Joseph's...
  • From the year 1633 onward, the Imperial Crypt has served as the primary burial site for members of the House of Habsburg.
  • ...Kapucinska grobnica; Imperial Crypt; Cripta Imperial de Viena; הקריפטה הקיסרית; Kaisergruft; Kapusinarkrypta; Kapusinerkrypten; Kapuzinergruft...
  • A Glimpse into the Past. The Imperial Crypt, founded in 1618 and dedicated in 1632, is nestled beneath the majestic Capuchin Church and monastery.
  • Great personalities – buried in the Imperial Vault. With a total of around 150 people buried, the Imperial Crypt has been continually expanded over the centuries.
  • The scalp space, consisting of 9 small crypts and a chapel, is filled with mournful triumph. For the first time, the Imperial crypt took its inhabitants in 1633.