The Schatzkammer is an imperial treasury vault located in Vienna, in the Hofburg Palace. The treasury includes over 1000 years of treasures, and is divided into the Secular and Ecclesiastical sections. Some items of note in the exhibit include:
- The crown of Emperor Rudolf II
- valuable jems, including one of the world's largest emeralds
- jewels and insignia's of the Holy Roman Empire
- a giant narwhal tooth which was thought to be the horn of a unicorn
- an agate bowl from Late Antiquity which was thought to be the Holy Grail
- A spear which is believed to be the Lance of Longinus
http://www.visitingvienna.com/sights/museums/schatzkammer/
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