Hofburg Imperial Palace
Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria
For over six centuries, this was the nerve centre of one of history's most powerful dynasties.
Kapuzinergruft (Imperial Crypt)
2 Tegetthoffstraße, Innere Stadt, Vienna, 1010, Austria
Beneath an unremarkable Capuchin church on the Neuer Markt lies the final resting place of 149 Habsburg rulers, their spouses, and family members — 400 years of European power entombed in elaborate metal coffins guarded by barefoot monks.
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Vienna
Maria Theresa received this palace as a wedding gift in 1740 and immediately set about turning it into the most extravagant summer house in Europe.
Spanish Riding School
Michaelerplatz 1, 1010 Vienna
The Spanish Riding School exists because a 16th-century Habsburg grew up in Spain and missed his horses.
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