viennese blood- second part (°) - bécsi vér ii. rész /wiener blut, teil 2

8/21/2019 Viennese Blood- SECOND PART (°) - Bécsi vér II. rész /Wiener Blut, Teil 2

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Viennese Blood

(continued from part one

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D e l z a Imperial Coat of Arms - of Emperor Charles VI of Habsburg Hofburg !alace



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!assage"a# to Heroes$ %&uare "here it is the Hofburg Imperial !alace comple' originated of amedieal castle-fortress of the thirteenth centur# *hroughout its centenaries the palace has been

continuall# e'panded until earl# t"entieth centur# It "as the official residence and center of po"er of

the Habsburgs rulers of Austria bet"een +,. and +/+. "ho used it as the main "inter residence



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!al0cio Imperial Hofburg - 1eue Burg - facing Heldenplatz (Heroes$ %&uare) Its constructionbegan in +..+ and has not #et been completed %till b# the magnificence of the building and

the beaut# of its interior decoration it is one of the most sumptuous buildings in Austria



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*he ast comple' houses the Austrian 1ational 2ibrar# the %panish 3iding %chool the offices of the Austrian !resident and some museums among "hich stand out the presered "ings of the ancient

imperial chambers the rooms used during the Congress of Vienna and the collection of sacredtreasures and "or4s of art accumulated b# the Habsburgs during nearl# seen centuries of rule

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*he original monobloc structure that toda# constitutes the central part of the building "here the Austrian 1ational 2ibrar# (5sterreichische 1ationalbibliothe4) is housed is 4no"n as !run4saal

(%tate Hall) and is home of the historical section - the richest of the librar#


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Hofbibliothe4 - statue of !allas Athena riding on a &uadriga aboe the main entrance 6n the left part of the roof it "as placed Atlas supporting the celestial "orld and flan4ed b# Astronom# and Astrolog#

6n the opposite side 7aia "ith the terrestrial globe flan4ed b# allegories of 7eometr# and 7eograph#



*his magnificent hall "hich constitutes the !run4saal displa#s the boo4 collection of !rince Eugene an enormous ceiling fresco and statues of emperors "hat ma4es of this part of

Hofburg one of the most significant museums under historical and artistic terms



2eopoldinischertra4t 8 After a long pause in +99: the e'pansion of the Hofburg "as resumed "ith theconstruction of 2eopoldinischertra4t (2eopold ;ing) b# Emperor 2eopold I *his ne" "ing connects

Amalienburg "ith %ch"eizertra4t (%"iss ;ing) *oda# 2eopold houses the offices of the !residenc#


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1ot connected to therest of the palace the

%tallburg "as built asresidence but soon

became home to theart collection that

toda# is the core of the <unsthistorisches

=useum After +../ it "asturned into stables

and is no" thehead&uarters of

%panische Hofreitschule %panish 3iding

%chool "hose origins date

bac4 to the si'teenthcentur# "hen the

Habsburgs began tobreed and train

thoroughbred horses from %pain Here its

er# famous arena"here the

performances ta4e place (clic4)



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*he school "or4s almost e'clusiel# "ith 2ipizzan horses (one of the oldest breeds in the "orldoriginated from 2ipizza - no" %loenia "hich preiousl# "as part of the <ingdom of Hungar#) *hebuilding "here it$s installed "as inaugurated in +>? as an anne' of the Hofburg palace *he uni&ue

treatment of this animals consists of "hole grain breadcrumbs coming directl# from %cotland



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*he Baro&ue Augustinian ;ing "ith the Augustinian Church and =onaster# is located in @osefsplatz*he Augustinian Church "as used b# the Habsburgs as a Court church and also for "eddings It "as

here that the Emperor ranz @oseph I married the Empress Elisabeth better 4no"n as %issi



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B# the structural lin4 bet"een the Augustinian =onaster# and the Albertina =useum this became partof the Hofburg !alace It has got one of the largest collections of graphic art in the "orld "ith more than

?:::: dra"ings and one million engraings from 7othic to contemporar# rom its masterpieces the"or4s of Albrecht Drer 3embrandt 3ubens 2orrain Delacroi' =anet and Czanne stand out

and among the modern %chiele <limt <o4osch4a ;arhol 3auschenberg and Baselitz shine



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*he 3edoutensaele "as a recreation area "here there "ere concerts and balls "ith @ohn %trauss as director *he premiere of Beethoen$s .th %#mphon# "as presented there in +.+

*he 3edoutensaele currentl# houses the Hofburg Congress Centre



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!art of a photo sho"ing a session at the Hofburg Congress Centre



D e l z a !art of the facade of Burgtheater "hich is also part of the Hofburg Imperial !alace comple'



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Created in ++ the Burgtheater is the Austrian 1ational *heatre in Vienna

and one of the most important 7erman language theaters in the "orld



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Interior ie" ofthe old Burgtheater on a painting b#7usta <limt - +..-..

collection of the Historical =useum of theCit# of Vienna



D e l z a Burgtheater 7ardens from "here #ou oerloo4 the to"ers of the Votie Church at left



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1ear the north"est side of Heroe$s %&uare there is a large triangular area constituting the Vol4sgarten(!eople$s !ar4) part of the Hofburg comple'

It$s built oer the ruins left b# 1apoleon and "as opened in +.,: It$s famous for its rose garden the *emple of *heseus and the monument to Empress Elisabeth of

Austria-Hungar# %issi



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*he Vol4sgartens 7arden of 3oses is something of so inebriating beaut# and scent that an#

photo for better &ualit# it ma# hae can reeal



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*heseus *emple 8 neoclassical building in the beautiful gardens of the Vol4sgarten built

in +.+/-+.,> *he monument "as inspired on the 7ree4 temple "ith the same name



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2i4e the other par4s of Vienna Vol4sgarten displa#s "ell cared greens flo"ers in profusion fountains

and beautiful "or4s of statuar# art In the photo the =onument to %issi - Empress of Austria



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In front of the passage"a#s to Heroes %&uare "here are part of Hofburg !alace$s buildings thereis =aria *heresa %&uare interspersed bet"een t"o identical buildings - e'cept for their facades$

statuar# 8 "here are installed Art Histor# and 1atural Histor# =useums



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Art Histor# =useum - opened in +./+ is one of the first museums of ine Arts in the "orld Built in Italian 3enaissance st#le to house the ast imperial collection of the Habsburgs "ho "ere enthusiastic

patrons of the arts Its collection is one of the richest of its 4ind



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*he beautiful architecture of the Art Histor# =useum "as enriched "ith "all paintings b# the

Austrian 7usta <limt and his brother in the series depicting Eg#ptian 7ree4 and 3oman arts



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1aturhistorisches =useum - and =aria *heresas sculpture in the center of the s&uare thatbears her name *he museum of 1atural Histor# coers an area of .:: m, "ith one of the

most dierse collections in the "orld Its most recent pieces are about ,?: #ears old



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!almenhaus - In +.,, a +,.m long greenhouse "as erected in Burggarten (Hofburg palace gardens) and in +/:+ it "as transformed into the most beautiful greenhouse Art 1oueau

st#le (@ugendstil) eer built



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In the "inter garden inside the greenhouse "or4s the establishment also named !almenhaus "ithcaf bar and brasserie "hose outdoor seating oerloo4ing the gardens or the internal mingled "ith

the surrounding decor create memorable pleasure moments



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Hofburg Imperial !alace - =ichaelertra4t - "ing built bet"een +...-+./> in =ichaelerplatz

Its dome is in neo-baro&ue st#le



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=ichaelertor 8 entrance gate decorated "ith colossal statues of Hercules giing

passage to the buildings and inner court#ards of the comple'



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In front of =ichaelertra4ts faFade there is an area "here are presered the ruins of a 3omanhouse of medieal foundations and also the of the old Burgtheater - all as great e'ample of histor#

preseration not onl# their o"n but humanit#$s



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*hese roman ruins date bac4 to the time "hen Austria "as part of the 3oman Empire and its

preseration in protected area teaches since earl# the little ones to appreciate their origins



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*he beaut# of Imperial !alaces =ichaelertra4t under the magic of night lights seems to reiethe splendor of Austrian ro#alt#



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7ate of =ichaelerplatz to the interior part "here there is the entrance to 3eichs4anzleitra4t(Imperial Chanceller# ;ing)



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and at da#light that same interior - "here all 4inds of ehicles and isitors trael on - "ith

access to the 3eichs4anzleitra4t (*he Imperial Chanceller# "ing)



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3eichs4anzleitra4t - Imperial Chanceller# "ing - located in front of 2eopold "ing in the s&uare "ith Amalienburg "ing at the bac4ground It "as soon after the end of the Hol# 3oman Empire that this "ing

housed the apartments of the Du4e of 3eichstadt (1apoleon II) and later the famil# of ranz @oseph I



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*he bedroom of Emperor ranz @oseph I



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*he bath room of Emperor ranz @oseph I



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*he bedchamber of Empress Elizabeth (%issi)



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%issis dressing and e'ercising room



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Ban&uet room of the imperial couple "ith %issis complete table"are respected een the

folding of the nap4ins



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*he Imperial Chanceller# "ing houses among others the imperial collection of table"are

*he imperial famil# used to eat onl# in gold or siler "hile



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porcelain "as resered for desserts



D e l z a *he liing room at %issis apartment



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*he Emperor$s meeting room at the Imperial !alace

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*he imperial cro"n

of the Hol# 3oman Empire

Imperial Cro"n 6rb and %ceptreof Austria

In the oldest "ing of the Hofburg !alace - called %"iss ;ing - there is the %chatz4ammer (*reasure 3oom) "here besides other aluables are protectedG



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*he Imperial Cro"n of Austria is the one that

belonged to the emperor ofthe Hol# 3oman Empire4ing of Bohemia and 4ing

of Hungar# - 3udolf II loer and patron of thearts born in Vienna on

@ul# +. +??, from the House of the Habsburgsson of =a'imilian II Emperor of the Hol#

3oman Empire 4ing of Bohemia and 4ing of

Hungar# and his mother

"as =aria of Habsburgdaughter of Emperor

Charles V and Isabella of !ortugal

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D e l z a Entrance to %ch"eizerhof 8 at the oldest "ing called the %"iss ;ing



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Burg4apelle the 7othic chapel thatappears in the photo as "ell as the Hofmusi44apelle - Imperial =usicChamber - built in 3enaissance st#leduring the reign of Emperorerdinand I are also located in the

%"iss "ing

6n %unda#s and religious holida#sthe famous Vienna Bo#s Choir performs "ith members of orchestraand chorus of the Vienna %tate6pera in the Burg4apelle

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And are those bo#s of Vienna Bo#s Choir



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their little hearts beating fast "ith o# for 4no"ing the#$re Austrians andalread# conscious that the Viennese blood flo"ing in their eins "ill al"a#s be

source of pride for the rest of their lies



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ImagesG all from internet "ith creditsto authors

Songs : 1st part - The Emperor Waltz by Johann Strauss

with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

,nd part - I 8 %trauss ;altzes - =edle#

II 8 Viennese Blood b# @ohann %trauss "ith Vienna Bo#s Choir

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