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A native of Vienna, Karl von Hasenauer was a pupil of the architects August Sicard von Sicardsburg (1813–1868) and...

Person Karl von Hasenauer

* 20. Jul 1833, † 04. Jan 1894

From 1883 to 1900 Katharina Schratt was a member of the ensemble at the Vienna Court Theatre, where she achieved great...

Person Katharina Schratt

* 11. Sep 1853, † 17. Apr 1940

A livery is the uniform worn by the servants of an aristocratic or royal/imperial household. The colour and form of...

1849–1914

For centuries the only ways of driving machines were water, wind and muscle power. The invention of the steam engine...

1712

For generations of Habsburgs, Laxenburg with its palace and park, lying to the south of Vienna, was their favourite...

Location Laxenburg

1740–1916

Owned by Crown Prince Rudolf, this pair of lederhosen is intended to stand as a symbol for the attempts made by...

1792–1914

In the fifteenth century Johannes Gutenberg developed a printing technique which combined all the methods commonly...

1550

Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini came from an aristocratic family in northern Italy. From 1652 he lived in Vienna, where his...

Person Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini

* 1636, † 12. Dec 1707

Called the ‘Sun King’, Louis XIV was sole ruler of France from 1661. His wide-ranging powers and luxurious lifestyle...

Emperor Louis XIV

King of France and Navarre

1643–1715

A native of Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven was an influential composer who transformed the Viennese classical tradition. In...

Person Ludwig van Beethoven

* 17. Dec 1770, † 26. Mar 1827

Located in north-western Styria, the pilgrimage church of Mariazell goes back to a monk’s cell established by the...

Location Mariazell

1526–1648

Veneration of the Virgin Mary was one of the main elements of the Pietas Austriaca, piety of the Habsburgs...

1551–1739

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