Staircase / Lobby
A plaque in the lobby commemorates Reigning Prince Johann II: "Built under the reign of His Serene Highness Reigning Prince Johann II in the years 1903 to 1905". An elegant stucco-adorned staircase leads up to the second floor, where it ends with a domed vault. The staircase is completed by a wrought-iron banister and brass lamps decorated with palmettes and milk-coloured glass spheres.
The tall, round-arched glass windows in the stairwell were made in 1905 by the Tiroler Glasmalerei und Mosaik Anstalt. The cathedral glazing is decorated with coats of arms and inscriptions, commemorating the rulers before Liechtenstein was founded: first, the Counts of Montfort-Werdenberg Sargans zu Vaduz; second, the Lords of Schellenberg; third, the Barons of Brandis; fourth, the Counts of Sulz zu Vaduz; fifth, the Counts of Hohenems zu Vaduz. The foundation of the Principality of Liechtenstein is depicted with the Princely House's coat of arms.