Home to an extensive, extremely valuable collection of secular and ecclesiastical treasures with more than a thousand years of European history, the Imperial Treasury of Vienna is by itself, a national (and international) treasure. Adjunct to the grand Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the treasury is a must for history buffs and museum lovers looking to gain fascinating insight into the Habsburg empire, which once reigned as one of the most influential and outstanding royal houses in Europe.

Thoughtfully and exquisitely well-curated, the collection of rare treasures at the Imperial Treasury of Vienna is second to none. It is divided into two sections: the secular collection and the ecclesiastical collection. The secular collection features numerous stunning imperial artefacts and relics from the House of Habsburg, highlights include: The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, highly symbolic and used in the coronation of the empire’s emperors, as well as the Austrian Imperial Crown, once used as the private crown for Emperor Rudolf II and later as the symbolic crown on paper for the newly minted Austrian empire. Other captivating treasures include the giant narwhal tooth once believed to have come from the horn of a unicorn, the treasure of the Order of the Golden Fleece, as well as the late antiquity Agate bowl which was believed to have been the legendary Holy Grail.