The Goldenes Dachl, or Golden Roof, at the end of Hofgasse is from Innsbruck’s heyday (the 15th to 18th centuries). The façade is in fact a late Gothic bay window with gilded 2,657 copper roof tiles which was added to the house in 1496 by Emperor Maximilian I. At the time it served as a viewing platform for the court to watch festivities in the adjoining square.