Famous attractions include the Vienna Woods, the Albertina Museum, the Steven's Cathedral, the Hofburg Imperial Palace, Schönbrunn Palace, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, the Vienna State Opera, etc.

"I've already taken you to St. Stephen's Cathedral, Schönbrunn Palace, and then we'll go to the Hofburg Imperial Palace!"

The Hofburg Imperial Palace is the palace of the Habsburg Dynasty of Austria, located in the center of the capital Vienna, the Hofburg Palace was once the winter residence of the Austro-Constitutional Emperor of the Habsburg Dynasty.

The Hofburg Imperial Palace means court castle in German, and this royal castle is located in the inner city of Vienna.

Xia Yuxiang said: "Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, or the late last century imitation classical style, the Hofburg Imperial Palace has brought them together, a combination of a variety of styles, the design can be seen how attentive, the palace is built particularly luxurious, and like to use gold as the main color, looks graceful and luxurious." ”

The Hofburg Imperial Palace is a witness of various architectural styles in Europe, with a relatively long history, a long time, various styles, or classical style, and the original appearance has been retained.

Meng Wenjie was very emotional, "I still know something about this palace, in the 700-year history, it records the prosperity of the empire of Empress Maria Theresia, and the glorious achievements of Joseph II who inherited his mother's business and implemented drastic reforms. ”

"It chronicles the rise and fall of a multinational state in the time of Emperor Franz Joseph I, and the Hofburg is also the birthplace of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. ”

"This place has experienced a lot of wind and rain, a lot of things have happened, there are many characters here, some are brilliant, some are lonely, some have become successes, and some have become failures, so many years have passed, it is embarrassing. ”

"When we come here again, see these classical buildings, the eyes seem to shake the previous history, those ups and downs, in retrospect, as if they are still close in front of us, those famous figures, has been remembered in the long river of history with history, now it is an era of peace, although the history has gone away, but this palace remains, people come here to travel, can still recall the imprint here. ”

In the Hofburg Imperial Palace, the most worth visiting is the Emperor's Apartment, the Emperor's Residence exhibition includes a total of 21 exhibition rooms, divided into three exhibition areas, this is the Franz Josef Room, the Elizabeth Room and the Alexander Room, the Franz Joseph Residence includes the Emperor's pilgrimage hall, conference room, office, banquet hall, marble altar, Louis XIV furniture, works of famous painters.

"Yes, it's still very good to come here to see, I'll take you to see the Heroes Square outside, it's also very famous, you can take pictures!" said head Xia Yuxiang.

The two bronze statues on Heroes' Square commemorate Prince Eugen, who was invincible in the Battle of the Turks, and Grand Duke Karl who successfully resisted Napoleon.

There are several exhibition halls in the Neu-Hofburg Imperial Palace, including the Human Culture Exhibition Hall, the Musical Instrument Exhibition Hall, including the musical instruments used by famous musicians, Austria still pays more attention to music, so they also keep the musical instruments used by musicians, they feel that it is very commemorative, the weapons exhibition hall, the first floor of the New Hofburg Imperial Palace, is the library's reading room and catalog retrieval hall.

"Europeans like waltzes very much, nobles sometimes hold balls in the court, young dukes will invite rich ladies to dance, invite special bands to accompaniment, dance to increase the festive atmosphere, there are many etiquettes in the court dance, but also after training, abide by these etiquette, to be considered status, educated!"

This aspect of etiquette and customs is also reflected in the movie "Princess Sissi", Princess Sissi is invited by the prince to dance, also accompanied by a waltz, the prince and the princess dance together, and the young men and women of the nobles next to them dance together, the scene is very grand. ”

"To be able to participate in such a ball, they are all nobles with status, and some are relatives, so they are allowed to enter, and the concept of hierarchy is very heavy, and it is difficult for commoners to enter and dance. ”

From the Kaiser Franz Square, you can visit the Palace Banquet and the Silver Hall, where Chinese porcelain, the earliest porcelain treasures in Europe, gifts from the French court and finely carved silverware by the Italians are the highlights.

"I didn't expect Europe to like Chinese porcelain very much at that time!" Qu Lihua was very emotional.

"Yes, when we went to Germany before, Robin had already introduced to us, the king was obsessed with Chinese porcelain, collected a lot of Chinese porcelain, as a treasure, China's Silk Road, had a profound impact on Europe, Chinese silk, Chinese porcelain, Chinese tea, these Chinese commodities with the heritage of China's eastern powers, across the ocean, spread to Europe, and also influenced Europeans. ”

In the halls of the exhibition hall, there is a model of the Hofburg Imperial Palace, which gives you a glimpse of the complex interior of the palace. The exhibition hall displays the tableware used by the emperor to hold banquets.

Qu Lihua walked in to watch, and the silverware was also shiny, looking very noble.

"It's so comfortable to be a nobleman, to be able to live such a luxurious life, to live in a luxurious palace, to be able to eat delicious food, and to be able to eat with such extravagant tableware, it's really a luxury!" Qu Lihua said.

"Yes!" Meng Wenjie nodded, "This kind of life is indeed enviable, but they also have their troubles, and it is not all smooth sailing!"

On the right side of Franzplatz is the Swiss Gate, which in the Middle Ages was guarded by fierce and honest Swiss people, as was the case in the Habsburgs, hence the name of the oldest gate.

The courtyard inside the Swiss Gate is also known as the Swiss Courtyard, and you can visit the castle chapel through the Swiss Courtyard.

From the Swiss courtyard, you can also visit the Habsburg Treasure Hall, where the Habsburgs treasured their treasures, and of course a moat was erected outside the city gates, and a drawbridge connected the city with the inside and outside.

The wedding of Franz Joseph and Princess Sisi was held in the Augustinian Church, there is also a riding school here, the nobles are riding horses, Austria still pays attention to the etiquette of horse riding, at that time the transportation still depends on horses, the riding school also has trained professional teachers to teach horseback riding, equestrian sports are also very popular in Austria, and equestrian competitions are also held regularly, people still like this sport.

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