Take a tour of Golden Roof in Innsbruck, Austria – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Innsbruck, Austria is home to a 15th-century version of a stadium's box seats.
The Golden Roof, in the Old Town's central plaza, is the city's main landmark.
The roof of the balcony gets its name from its 2,657 brightly-gilded copper tiles
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The impressive three-story balcony was built by Archduke Friedrich for Emperor Maximilian I.
The balcony celebrated Maximilian I's marriage to his second wife, Bianca Maria Sforza.
He would sit in the balcony overlooking the square and watch tournaments held below.
