Mausoleum

 

 

 

Green domes, golden caps, monumental statues above the façade – the ensemble of Mausoleum and St. Catherine's Church bears witness to imperial greatness. After all, it is the final resting place of an emperor. It was Emperor Ferdinand II who – still prince of Inner Austria and residing in Graz then – erected the most important Hapsburg tomb, in terms of art. Giovanni Pietro de Pomis, Ferdinand's Italian court painter, was entrusted with the planning.

The often praised Italian atmosphere of Graz especially manifests itself in the architecture of the Mausoleum.