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
Until the death of his mother, Maria I of Portugal (1734-1816), João VI was Prince Regent. In 1816, after her death,...
João VI
King of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
1816–1826

The historical capital of Tyrol has always benefited from its location at the intersection of important routes of...

Innsbruck

1282–1792

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

Heldenberg

1848
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
In 1869 Makart was invited to move to Vienna, where his studio soon became a centre of Viennese society. He had a huge...
Hans Makart

* 28. May 1840, † 03. Oct 1884

Lying in the Swiss canton of Aargau, the Habichtsburg, also known as the Habsburg, is regarded as the ancestral seat...

Habichtsburg

1273–1282

Lying on the River Mur, the capital of the federal province of Styria is dominated by the Schlossberg, where there...

Graz

1477–1648
Born in Hamburg, the architect and architectural historian Gottfried Semper was professor of architecture at the...
Gottfried Semper

* 29. Nov 1803, † 15. May 1879
A native of Venice, Giacomo Casanova was a writer, Mason, well-travelled adventurer, bon vivant and welcome guest in...
Giacomo Casanova

* 02. Apr 1725, † 04. Jun 1798

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