{"id":3242,"date":"2022-04-07T14:09:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2022-04-08T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:10:04","slug":"favorite-sights-in-vienna-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/bremen\/2022\/04\/07\/favorite-sights-in-vienna-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Sights in Vienna Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Shannon Vogel ’23, Andrew Irvine ’23 and Evan Bates ’23<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The National Library was my favorite place we visited. The architecture and the amount of books felt straight out of a movie, and fit my dream image of the perfect library (complete with bookcase doors!) It was also interesting to learn that it was one of the first German language public libraries.” (Shannon)<\/p>\n

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\"\"“On the first day of the excursion in Vienna, the group visited the Schatzkammer (Treasure Chamber) of Austria. Within the chamber lay centuries’ worth of priceless artifacts from various points of Austrian history. Some of the items included were coronation robes, tapestries, ceremonial swords with their sheaths, reliquaries of various saints and of religious items, and of course the crowns of various Holy Roman Emperors. Unfortunately, the Imperial Crown, believed to have been made for Otto I. (the Great) around 960 and later painted into a picture of the earlier Charlemagne (Karl der Gro\u00dfe) who was crowned in 800, was off display for research purposes. Regardless, the treasures of Austria were an astounding journey through a millennium of history.” (Andrew)<\/p>\n

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“One of my favorite attractions in Vienna might have been the Kaisergruft (the imperial\"\" crypt of the Habsburg family). It was certainly odd to walk amongst the sarcophagi of ancient rulers but the sheer opulence and uniqueness of each coffin struck me. I think of all the decorations on the coffins, the skulls and figures were my favorite. They were wonderfully macabre, sometimes with wings or the cast crowns of their long since fallen domains. I was also quite interested in the fact that the family separated \"\"their organs to send to their family or original kingdom like the heart container in the picture here. The biggest coffin was for 2 rulers and was so large it had it’s own room and had to be lowered from the street above and the roof built above it. There are even modern burials here with one even from 2011 I believe. Certainly a lovely visit for those who love skulls and grim things. I heartily recommend.” (Evan)<\/p>\n

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All pictures taken and provided by students or Dickinson staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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