Born in Leiden, Gerard van Swieten was a student of the physician Herman Boerhaave and from 1745 personal physician and...
Gerard van Swieten

* 07. May 1700, † 18. Jun 1772

A native of Stockholm, the painter Martin van Meytens was much travelled and enjoyed international renown. He was Maria...
The court painter Martin van Meytens

* 24. Jun 1695, † 23. Mar 1770

Budapest was created in 1873 through the amalgamation of three hitherto separate towns: the medieval citadel of Ofen...

Budapest

1686–1916

The figure of Hanswurst, regarded as the creation of Josef Anton Stranitzky (1676–1726), was a major element in...
Hanswurst

* 10. Sep 1676, † 19. May 1726

Prince Eugene of Savoy is regarded as one of the most important military commanders and statesmen in Austrian history...
Eugene of Savoy
Prince
Thanks to his lengthy training in Rome, the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach became one of the most...
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

* 1656, † 1723

Lying in the west of the city in the suburb of Hietzing, Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens are one of the most...

Vienna – Schönbrunn Palace

1648–1918

The Augarten in Vienna is all that remains of a seventeenth-century imperial pleasure garden that was once...

Vienna – Augarten

1648–1792

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