The Imperial Crypt - The tomb of the emperors of the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary and the members of the House of Habsburg. Located under the church of the Capuchin Order. The tomb is located in the area of ​​New Market, near the imperial Hofburg Palace. Since 1633 she has been the main burial place for members of the Habsburg dynasty.

In the crypt lie the 145 members of the Habsburg family, including 12 emperors and 18 empresses. Also Habsburg buried here, only one woman, not having any relation to the name - the teacher of the Empress Maria Theresa, Countess Caroline F. Mollard. The oldest person of the buried in the imperial crypt is the Archduke Otto, who died at the age of 98 years and 7 months. Several family members have died at birth, and more than a quarter of the buried in the tomb was 5 years old or less, when they died.

The last burial in the imperial crypt was made July 16, 2011, then was buried Crown Prince Otto von Habsburg.

Free-standing sarcophagi made of different materials. In the 18th century, the most commonly used material for the sarcophagi were made of bronze. After the reforms of Emperor Joseph II, aimed at reducing the cost of burial expenses in the use of copper came as a more affordable and lightweight material. The imperial tomb of copper was used for most of the 19th century. Later steel casting to employ a mixture of copper and bronze, as well as a mixture of copper and silver. Other metals are rarely used, except silver and gold for jewelry.

One of the most beautiful tomb in the crypts are tombs of Charles VI and the Empress Maria Theresa (1758), created in pompous rococo style. The tomb of the son of Empress Maria Theresa - Joseph II, on the other hand, one of the most modest of all.