Originally constructed from 1696 as a grand hunting lodge, Schönbrunn Palace later became the official Hapsburg summer residence. Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Habsburg ...

Habsburg territories in 1547, after the Battle of Mühlberg ... in the Church of the Augustinians, located in Vienna’s Hofburg Palace and open to guided tours. This church, known as Augustinerkirche, ...

Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the Habsburgs, and a center of power for some 600 years. These days, the Hofburg Palace is ...

Karga Seven Pictures, the producer backed by Peter Chernin‘s North Road Company, has taken the rights to 'The World: A Family ...

Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a city steeped in history, culture, and timeless beauty. From its impressive Baroque ...

Which are the best luxury hotels in Vienna in Austria? The best hotels include: Park Hyatt Vienna, Hotel Bristol, Hotel ...

The items included the funerary crown of Alexander Jagellion, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania between 1501 and ...

Vienna was the centre of the Hapsburg dynasty and combines a rich imperial history with the sophistication of a modern city.

Andrew Wheatcroft opens his book with an arresting image that takes the reader straight into the rich world of Ottoman ceremonial: In the evening of 6 August 1682 the Sultan’s gardeners dug a narrow ...

The palace acquired its final modern appearance during the reign of the Habsburgs. In the 17th century, one of the halls on the first floor housed the first permanent theater in Milan. During the ...

On January 21, the Royal Apartments at Palazzo Pitti will reopen after a five-year closure for restoration purposes.