We bring you one step closer to the hidden underwater world of corals: explore, zoom in and rotate the 3D models of selected objects in all directions and discover details that often remain hidden to the naked eye.
Experience the threatened beauty of the seas from every angle – online and in person in our special exhibition The Blood of Medusa. The Corals of Ambras Castle.
3D models: Benedict Seidl (Natural History Museum Vienna)
Red Coral
Inv.no. PA 961 | red or precious coral
Corallium rubrum
2nd half of the 16th century
Detail of coral cabinet
Inv.no PA 963 | red or precious coral
Corallium rubrum
2nd half of the 16th century
Coral stock
Inv.no. PA 966 | black thorn coral
Antipathes spec.
16th century
Coral stock
Inv.no. PA 995 | red or precious coral
Corallium rubrum
16th century
Coral stock
Inv.no. KK 1048 | red coral
Antipathes spec.
16th century
Blue coral
Inv.no EV-Stalzersamm-2022/I-1 | blue coral | NHM
Heliopora coerulea
Indo-Pacific, 20. century
Organ pipe coral
Inv.no NHWM-ZOO-EV-0000128 | organ pipe coral | NHM
Tubipora rubeola
Singapore, 19. century
Brain coral
Inv.no NHWM-ZOO-EV-0015176 | brain coral | NHM
Platygyra lamellina
Red Sea, 1900
3D Objects
The Corals of Ambras Castle
Ambras Castle Innsbruck
Schlossstraße 20
6020 Innsbruck
Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed in november
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