The Annasaule (St. Anne’s Column) stands in the center of Innsbruck’s Maria-Theresien-Strasse, built in 1706 as a Baroque thanksgiving monument after Tyrolean forces expelled a Bavarian invasion on St. Anne’s Day, 26 July 1703. The 13-meter red Kramsach marble column is topped with the Virgin Mary and flanked by four saints encoding the regional identity of old Tyrol: St. George (Tyrol), St. Cassian (Brixen Diocese), St. Vigilius (Trento Diocese), and St. Anne. Free and always accessible; 10 minutes from the main train station. The column is the natural starting point for walking the Maria-Theresien-Strasse toward the old town.
monument in Innsbruck
Annasaule
Also known as Annasaeule
The Annasaule stands in the middle of the Maria-Theresien-Strasse as a Baroque thanksgiving column built in 1706 to commemorate the Tyrolean victory over a Bavarian invasion in 1703. On St. Anne's Day, 26 July 1703, the last Bavarian troops withdrew from Tyrol, and the Tyrolean estates vowed a commemorative monument.
- Type
- monument
- Destination
- Innsbruck
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Founded
- 1706
- Era
- Baroque
- Address
- Maria-Theresien-Strasse, 6020 Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck
- Coordinates
- 47.2657, 11.3942
- Official website
- Visit website