Touring Vienna

Touring Vienna

[Applause] [Applause] hello everyone and please join us as we jump on an Austrian Airlines flight from Brussels Belgium to Vienna Austria once you arrive in Vienna the extensive Subway and Charley car system make getting around town quite easy we’ll begin our visit to Vienna at the center of town at St Stefan’s

Cathedral the original construction of this church was finished in the year 1160 however it was under nearly non-stop expansion and reconstruction until the year 1511 at 136 m in height the South Tower is the highest point in the Vienna Skyline here are a couple of quick views of the interior of the

Cathedral the cathedral does offer tours to the top of the tower as well as a tour of the Catacombs however both of those were sold out on the day we visited the catacombs contained the remains of over 11,000 people although I doubt most of the tombs are as ornate as

This one for Emperor Frederick II Cathedral is well known for its roof of richly colored tiles on the south side of the building above the choir the tiles form mosaics at the end of World War II a Soviet troops Advanced on Vienna a fire broke out that spread to the roof of St

Stefans the roof along with its entire supporting structure had to be replaced after the war the area around the cathedral is known as stefans plots the area has countless restaurants bars coffee houses and retail outlets our next stop is Maria Teresa plots this Square contains a very large Monument to the Empress Maria

Teresa the two large buildings are the Museum of Natural History and the Fine Art Museum Natural History Museum contains everything from dinosaur skeletons to Meteorites the fine art museum opened in 1891 as ordered by Emperor France Joseph I the idea was to bring all the Imperial art collection into one building to make them viewable to the public Empress Maria Teresa was one of the most important Emperors of the hatbor monarchy she ruled from 1740 to

1780 the monument has stood since 1888 the four men on Horseback one at Each corner are four of her generals and by the way ladies she also gave birth to 19 children but only 10 of them lived to adulthood one of her daughters was Marie Antoinette she of course was married to

King Louis the 16th of France she was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution in 1793 the hoffberg was the principal Imperial Palace of the Habsburg Dynasty in Vienna construction began on a castle here in the year 1279 it was the seat of the hburg Kings and Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and thereafter until 1918 the seat of the Emperors of Austria over the

Centuries every Emperor expanded the facility the hoffberg currently covers over 240,000 square m of space consists of 18 wings 19 Courtyards and 2600 rooms the arch dukee Charles has a statue in front of the hoffberg he fought in the Austrian Army against Napoleon is considered one of Napoleon’s most formidable [Applause] Opponents Prince Eugene seavoy was a field Marshal who served the hapsburg empire in the late 16 to early 1700s one of the most famous battles he participated in was the Battle of Vienna in September of 1683 the Ottoman Empire had laid Siege to Vienna this one- day battle broke

That Siege he is buried in Vienna at St Stefan’s Cathedral Imperial treasury is also displayed at the hoffberg palace collection dates from the 10th Century to the 19th century reflecting nearly a thousand years of European History hoffberg continues to serve the people of Austria since 1946 it has been the official residence in workplace of the president of Austria One Wing of the hoffberg currently serves as a Museum this museum is dedicated to the empress Elizabeth of Austria her nickname was he was the Empress of Austria from

1854 to 1898 she was married to Emperor Fon Joseph in 1854 44-year tenure was the longest of any Austrian Empress after touring the Museum and reading about her she struck me as a 19th century version of Princess Diana the empress was assassinated while on a visit to Geneva by an Italian

Anarchist she was laid to rest in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna there was much more to her life that I cannot cover here I will leave a link to her Wikipedia page Below well not nearly as large as St stefans nearby St Charles’s church is well worth your time during your visit to Vienna in 1713 and 1714 Bubonic plague raged through Vienna Holy Roman Emperor Charles I 6 took a vow to build a church to St Charles who was renowned as a

Healer the foundation stone was laid in 1716 and the interior decoration was was completed in 1738 the Fresco on the Dome of the church depicts the intercession of St Charles supported by the Virgin Mary the tour of St Charles’s Church also allows access to the roof to overlook Vienna the two columns at the front of the church were modeled after Tran’s column in Rome constructed from 1872 to 1883 the Vienna City Hall is one of the most impressive City Halls you will ever

See the central tower at the front of the hall is 98 M High The Austrian Parliament building is near the city hall construction was begun in 1874 and was completed in 1883 building was heavily damaged during World War II and required extensive Repairs the fountain in front of the Parliament building is adorned with a statue of Athena the Greek goddess of Wisdom the Albertina Art Museum was originally the home of arch Duke alri a statue of the arch Duke remains in front of the building to this day the museum now holds 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old Master prints Crossing the intersection is the back of the world famous Vienna Opera

House construction began on the Vienna State Opera House in 1861 and was completed by 1869 the entire construction was funded by Emperor France Joseph I the final stop on our tour around Vienna is the UNESCO World hair site of shamb Brun Palace the palace grounds cover 435 Acres Palace itself has

1441 rooms this was considered the Summer Palace for the hatsura BG was The Winter Palace we did take a tour of the palace just wanted to give you a heads up if you do plan to take a tour no photography is allowed inside after the downfall of the absur monarchy in

November of 1918 the palace became the property of the newly founded Austrian Republic and has been preserved as a museum two of the most striking elements of the gardens are the Neptune Fountain and the gloriette the Neptune Fountain was commissioned by Empress Maria Teresa in 1776 and completed in 4 Years Maria Teresa also commissioned the construction of the gloriette in 1775 Lorette now serves as a cafe to visitors to the palace and Gardens before we go I do want to mention our associate sponsor faird drop.com fairdrop ccom will search the internet every day and send you great deals on

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