The mausoleum of Emperor Ferdinand II next to the Graz Cathedral is a monumental religious and representative building from the 17th century, which was connected from two different buildings. The complex, which started in 1614 and was completed in 1714 after decades of construction interruptions, consists of the Katharinenkirche and the adjoining grave chapel for Emperor Ferdinand II and his family. Together they form one of Austria’s most important architectural monuments from the mannerism, the transition period from the Renaissance to the Baroque.