Thursday, 25. March 2010
Empress Elisabeth’s summer dress and a dressing gown are on view in the Sisi Museum from 30 July 2010.
Tags: bathrobe, Brüsseler Spitze, Delphin, empress elisabeth, kaiserin elisabeth, sisi, Sommerkleid, Turnüre
Tuesday, 23. June 2009
The Hofburg was the residence of the Habsburgs for over 600 years and thus the centre of the Holy Roman Empire. Apart from its function as the seat of government and administrative centre, the Hofburg was also the winter residence of the imperial family. From the 18th century onwards the court spent the summer at [...]
Tags: Elisabeth, Franz Joseph, imperial apartments, Kaiserappartements, sisi, winter residence, Winterresidenz
Wednesday, 1. April 2009
The Sisi Museum conveys a complex piture of Empress Elisabeth with numerous, partly very personal objects on display which afford fascinating insights into the official and private worlds of this unique woman. Here as in no other place the legend of Sisi becomes tangible, with this imaginatively designed display shedding light in the mystery surrounding [...]
Tags: empress elisabeth, kaiserin elisabeth, Langenfass, sisi, sisi von bayern
Tuesday, 10. February 2009
Welcome to the Imperial Winter Residence
This extensive complex of buildings, containing 19 courtyards and 18 wings, was formerly the political centre of the Habsburg Monarchy. Today, the Austrian Federal President as well as numerous ministers and state secretaries have their offices in the splendid state rooms of the Hofburg. Many important cultural institutions are also [...]
Tags: Elisabeth, Franz Joseph, Hofburg Vienna, imperial apartments, Kaiserappartements, Silberkammer, silver collection, sisi, Sisi Museum, winter residence, Winterresidenz
