Schönbrunn Palace Garden Gloriette
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Schönbrunn Palace Garden Gloriette
Derzeit blühen dort jede Menge Azaleen und auch ein paar wenige Kamelien.
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Azaleas in the Palmenhaus ("Palm House") in Schönbrunn Palace Park in Vienna. Currently there are lots of azaleas and a few camellias in bloom.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmenhaus_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn
Currently, you are well advised to always have an umbrella with you.
In Vienna's Schönbrunn Gardens the day before yesterday.
In the Schönbrunn Gardens in Vienna
In the Schönbrunn Gardens in Vienna
A grey heron in the Schönbrunn Gardens
In Schönbrunn
I wish you all a happy Easter!
Ich wünsche Euch allen frohe Ostern!
At the special exhibition in the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn, which shows blooming azaleas and camellias every year in January, February and March.
At the special exhibition in the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn, which shows blooming azaleas and camellias every year in January, February and March.
"Camellia [...] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species. Camellias are popular ornamental, tea and woody-oil plants that have been cultivated throughout the world for centuries. To date, over 26,000 cultivars, with more than 51,000 cultivar names including synonyms, have been registered or published.
Of economic importance in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, leaves of C. sinensis are processed to create the popular beverage tea. The ornamental C. japonica, C. sasanqua and their hybrids are the source of hundreds of garden cultivars. C. oleifera produces tea seed oil, used in cooking and cosmetics."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia
The Last Carriage She Used in Geneva
Leib-Landaulett der Kaiserin Elisabeth - Der letzte von ihr benützte Wagen
Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna
Kaiserliche Wagenburg Wien
"While Sisi frequently travelled by coach as a young woman, the mature empress had an extensive railway network at her disposal. But even when she covered great distances by rail, she always took a comfortable court carriage with her so that she would not have to hire a coach at her destination. The landaulet displayed here was one of the vehiclesthe empress liked to take with her when she travelled. It is a small town carriage, comfortable and inconspicuous. The roof could be opened or closed depending on the weather. Sisi used this carriage on her final trip to Geneva, and for that reason it was preserved as a special keepsake after her assassination." (Information text in the museum)
At the special exhibition in the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn, which shows blooming azaleas and camellias every year in January, February and March.
Nothing beats the wonderful February light.
Gyula Éder, 1929
Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna (Kaiserliche Wagenburg Wien)
"Whereas the king [in this case Emperor Karl] always rode on horseback to the Hungarian coronation, his wife was driven to the church in a carriage. On 30 December 1916, the golden Imperial Carriage [which I showed you in the previous photos] carried the Empress/Queen Zita and little Crown Prince Otto to the Matthias Church in Budapest. This painting depicts their arrival at the church for the coronation..." (Information text in the museum)
In a year in which millions of soldiers died or were maimed on Europe's battlefields, such an event appears extremely outlandish. But Karl had not started this war, his predecessor Franz Joseph had. Karl was in favor of peace, but didn't succeed in saving the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna (Kaiserliche Wagenburg Wien)
The Imperial Carriage was built around 1735.
"The "Imperial Harness" was recreated in 1838 for the coronation of Ferdinand I in Milan; it was modelled after the 18th century harness in use until then, but which had fallen into disrepair. The harness, originally for six horses, was expanded in 1851 to accomodate eight horses. Since in keeping with Spanish court ceremonial the Imperial Coach has no coach box, the harness is fitted with two saddles for mounted coachmen [on the first and last horse on the left in the direction of travel]." (Information text in the museum)
The coach was Sisi's Hungarian Coronation Carriage in 1867. "Almost fifty year later (1916) the Imperial Carriage was used for the last time during the Hungarian coronation of Emperor Karl, when it carried Empress Zita and Crown Prince Otto to the church." (Information text in the museum)
Vienna, c. 1735
Panel paintings by Franz Xaver Wagenschön, 1763
Imperial Carriage Museum Vienna (Kaiserliche Wagenburg Wien)