Imperial Carriage Museum

Imperial Carriage Museum
Entrance to the Imperial Carriage Museum at Schönbrunn Palace
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LocationVienna
Coordinates48°11′12″N 16°18′34″E / 48.1867°N 16.3094°E / 48.1867; 16.3094

The Imperial Carriage Museum (German: Kaiserliche Wagenburg) is a museum of carriages and vehicles used by the imperial household of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary. It is housed in the grounds of the Schloss Schönbrunn in the Hietzing district of Vienna and is a department of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

The historic name Wagenburg derives from a form of fortification.

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