The Votivkirche was erected between 1855 and 1879 on the initiative of Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian to designs by...

Vienna - the Votivkirche

1855–1879

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

* 11. Sep 1853, † 17. Apr 1940

Archduke Johann Salvator was one of the Habsburgs’ enfants terribles : his lifestyle and liberal views brought him into...
Johann Salvator
Archduke of Austria

Lying on the northern Adriatic, Trieste came under Habsburg rule in 1382 and after being made a free port in 1719...

Trieste

1850–1918

The hilly forested landscape known as the Vienna Woods is the north-easternmost part of the Alpine chain and extends...

The Vienna Woods

1849–1914

The Salzkammergut lies on the Alpine chain at the borders of the federal provinces of Upper Austria, Salzburg and...

Salzkammergut

1849–1914

On 13 March 1848 revolution broke out in Vienna, leading to the overthrow of State Chancellor Metternich, freedom of...

The revolution of March 1848

13. Mar 1848

The Heldenberg (Heroes’ Hill) is a monumental complex dating from the mid-nineteenth century which celebrates with...

Heldenberg

1848

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