Cyclorama

The cyclorama of Innsbruck is a 360 degree portrayal of the third Bergisel battle of August 13, 1809.

The cyclorama of Innsbruck is one of few panoramas that has been preserved worldwide and also represents one of the most frequently visited sights of Innsbruck. On more than 1000 square metres the cyclorama illustrates a historical Tyrolean event, which is the third Bergisel battle. This piece of art was committed by Michael Zeno Diemer, sustained by Franz von Defregger.

However, the cyclorama consits of elevated platforms, on which visitors can move. The “faux tarrain”, an artificial landscape, makes this piece of art seem almost real. The pictures are painted on curved canvas in a perspectively blurred way in order to make the pictures seem three-dimensional.

In 1906 the cyclorama has been transferred to London and exhibited in the “Roxal Autrian Exhibition”, while in WWI it was hosted in Vienna. The piece of art also survived WWII unscathed.

However, due to strategic reasons it has been considered to transfer the cyclorama on Bergisl, but a citizens’ initiative refuses to accept the removal of the cyclorama from its original site from Rennweg road.