The Innsbruck Companion

A gilded balcony, mountains rising straight from the old town, and a cable car into the Alps --- Tyrol's capital, with room to make it yours. The Innsbruck Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: The Story Behind the Golden Roof. Innsbruck's most photographed landmark is a small balcony --- and it was built as a very deliberate piece of political theater.