The Golden Roof in Innsbruck

The Golden Roof

in Innsbruck was decorated in the year 1500
with 2738 fire gilded copper tiles
by Emporer Maximilian I

There is a quaint story connected with the "Goldene Dachl"

The rumour had spread in Austria, that Emperor Maximilian

was broke. The Treasury was empty.

In  order to counteract this rumour, the Emperor caused this roof to be covered 

with shingles made of pure Gold.

When the job was done, the people said:

If he wasn't broke at first, he surely shot the wad with this stupid roof.

Below:

We stayed at the 4 Star Hotel, The Golden Eagle.

consider this: in 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue...

and finally discovered America.

98 years earlier travellers dined in the Restaurant to the Golden Eagle.