Dom zu St. Jakob (Innsbruck Cathedral)

The Dom zu St. Jakob, or Cathedral of St. James, at Domplatz 6 in the Altstadt of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, is the city's main Baroque church. It was built between 1717 and 1724 on the site of an earlier Gothic parish church that had been damaged by an earthquake in 1689. The architect was Johann Jakob Herkomer, and the church was designed with a nave flanked by side chapels and a pair of west towers. Decoration was carried out by the Asam brothers, Cosmas Damian and Egid Quirin, who painted the ceiling frescoes and produced stucco work, which are among their notable works in Tyrol.

The high altar holds the Mariahilf image, a painting of the Virgin and Child by Lucas Cranach the Elder dating from around 1537, which was given to Archduke Leopold V and became the model for a widely copied devotional image. The picture is framed by an altar of silver and marble, and it has long been a focus of pilgrimage in Tyrol. Other furnishings include the mausoleum of Archduke Maximilian III the Teutonic Master, a tomb in marble and bronze, and richly decorated side altars. The church was a parish church until 1964, when the Diocese of Innsbruck was created and it became a cathedral.

The interior is bright and ornate, with a painted vault, gilded stucco and a layout typical of south German Baroque. Damage from air raids in the Second World War led to restoration of the roof and interior, and further conservation work has been carried out in later decades. The cathedral is active for worship, with a regular schedule of masses, and visitors are welcome outside service times. It stands next to the Hofburg and a short walk from the Goldenes Dachl.