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Schönbrunn Palace – Grand Tour
More the 1 1/2 million visitors per year make Schönbrunn
Palace one of the most visited sights in Vienna. You will see
the magnificent rooms in Rococo style from the time of Maria
Theresia as well as the salons of Emperor Franz Joseph and
Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) from the 19th century.
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Imperial Apartments and Silver Collection
For more than 500 years the Hofburg was the main residence of
the Habsburg dynasty. The Silver Collection exhibits tableware
made of precious metals, decoration of the imperial table, court
table linen etc. The Emperor Franz Joseph, who ruled for 68
years until 1916 and his beautiful wife Elisabeth (Sisi)
occupied the Imperial Apartments which were their official and
private rooms.
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Treasury
The objects kept in the Treasury reflect more than a thousand
years of European history. Special highlights of the collection
are the medieval Imperial Crown and vestments of the Holy Roman
Empire, the crown of Emperor Rudolf from Prague and the
treasures of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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Imperial Crypt
Since 1633 members of the Habsburg family have been buried in
the Kapuziner or Kaisergruft. 12 Emperors and 19 empresses and
many Archdukes and Archduchesses have found their last peace in
these vaults. The sarcophagi made out of bronze, pewter or
copper tell the story of one of the most important noble
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Belvedere Palace-Österreichische Galerie
Overview Tour in the Upper Belvedere
This outstanding baroque Palace was part of the summer residence
of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Art of the period around 1900 with
key works by its most important representative Gustav Klimt is
undoubtedly the main highlight of the Österreichische Galerie
Belvedere's collection, together with the works of Egon Schiele
and Oskar Kokoschka.
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Wiener Staatsoper
It is one of the most illustrious opera houses in the world,
where opera and ballet are performed at the highest standards.
The members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are chosen from
the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. Among a long line of
famous directors were Gustav Mahler, Karl Böhm and Herbert von
Karajan. Last but not least, the most elegant ball Vienna has to
offer is celebrated in this house; the Vienna Opera Ball.
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Kunsthistorisches Museum
Overview tour in the Picture Gallery
The magnificent architecture creates a fitting setting for the
artistic treasures assembled by the Habsburgs, who for centuries
were enthusiastic patrons and collectors. The collections of the
Kunsthistorische Museum are among the most important and
spectacular in the world.
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Kunsthaus Vienna
The house transports the philosophy of Friedensreich
Hundertwasser. A museum that makes you feel at home, a colorful
journey to creative architecture, not corresponding to the usual
clichés and norms. Paintings, graphic art and models of
architecture projects by Friedensreich Hundertwasser are exposed
in the permanent exhibition. Also the café-restaurant is in
Hundertwassers style.
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Sigmund-Freud Museum
In the former apartment and consulting rooms of Sigmund Freud
in the house Berggasse 19 the life and work of the father of
psychoanalysis is documented. Freud lived and worked in this
house from 1891 to 1938, when he and his family were forced into
exile by the National Socialist regime. The waiting room can be
seen in its original form. It came back from London as a present
fromAnna Freud to the museum.
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