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The Parliament, Vienna
Made by Wolfgang Grilz
The new imperial constitution (known as the Februar-Patent) promulgated in 1861 created the Imperial Council as an effective legislature. For that purpose, a new building had to be constructed to house this constitutional organ. The original plan was to construct two separate buildings for each chamber, one for the House of Lords and one for the House of Representatives. However after the Ausgleich which effectively created the Dual-Monarchy in 1867, Hungary received its own separate legislative body, and the original plan for two buildings was dropped. The precursor to the present building was the temporary House of Deputies or Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus), located at Währinger Straße, which was erected within six weeks. In its layout the Abgeordnetenhaus would be a model for the later parliament building. This temporary structure was opened in 1861 by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. The building was soon named afterwards named Schmerlingtheater, after its Speaker Anton von Schmerling. The Schmerlingtheater was used by the deputies until the construction of the new building in 1884. The site was the location of the city’s fortifications and walls. In his famous decree (Es ist Mein Wille at Wikisource) in 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria laid down the plans of the Ringstraße boulevard, which replaced the old walls. The parliament building was supposed to feature prominently on the Ringstraße, in close proximity to the Hofburg Palace and the city hall of Vienna. An Imperial Commission was appointed to study the building of the Parliament. The Commission decided that the building’s style should be classical. Those who preferred the classical style argued that classical Greek architecture was appropriate for Parliament, since it is connected to the Ancient Greeks and the ideal of democracy. After studying rival proposals, the Imperial Commission chose Theophil von Hansen's plan for a classical style building. In 1869, the Imperial and Royal Ministry of the Interior gave von Hansen the order to design a new parliament building. Ground was broken on June 1874, the cornerstone has the date “2. September 1874“ etched into it. At the same time, work also commenced on the nearby two imperial museums (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Naturhistorisches Museum), the city hall and the university. In November 1883 the offices of the House of Representatives were completed and started being used. On December 4, 1883 the House of Representatives held its first session under its president Franz Smolka. On December 16, 1884, the House of Lords under its president Count Trauttmansdorff held its first session. Both chambers would continue to sit in the building until the end of the empire in 1918. The fountain with the statue of Athena in front of the building was designed by Baron Hansen as well, but only completed in 1898 to 1902. The official name of the building was Reichsratsgebäude (Imperial Council Building), and the street behind the building, the Reichsratsstraße, still recalls this former name. The word Parliament however was in use since the beginning as well. The building saw tumultuous years during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as the House of Representatives was extremely fractious between liberals and conservatives, German-speaking nationalists and Czech deputies, as well as the government and parliament. It became a common feature of undisciplined deputies to throw inkwells at each other. The joke on the street was that Athena was so disgusted by the political infighting, that her statue purposely has her back turned to the building.


while her children sleeps
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My attends to you as a mother fears while her children sleep Now look, see how they're dreaming The black reciteries, while the children dream Don't go so deep in slumber Where you'll shy Know you'll wander in sleep Don't you fly too far away Some men die without crying Suffering so long and alone Softly, children, dry your eyes Gently, children, be wise My attends to you as a mother hears all her children's fears So don't cry, all will wash away when we pray Soon, soon, soon, soon, soon So if it's okay, I'll wait with you while the sun began to shine Oh look, your wings are broken But never a lie was spoken The murdered thing is love, you see Drifting on a lake of memory Now sleep, close your eyes and have no fear A wide blue sky is very near Soon, soon, soon, soon, soon Now sleep, close your eyes and have no fear A wide blue sky is very near Hymn for the Fallen, Lisa Gerrard


Kunsthistorisches Museum Seite
Made by Wolfgang Grilz
Anlässlich der Neugestaltung der Ringstrasse nach der Schleifung der Wiener Stadtmauer gab Kaiser Franz Joseph I. 1858 den Bau für ein Kunst und ein Naturhistorisches Museum in Auftrag. nach den Plänen von Gottfried Sempers und Karl Freiherr von Hasenauers wurde das Museum 1872 bis 1891 erbaut. Das Museum wurde dem Stil der italienischen Renaissance nachempfunden. Oktober 1891 wurde das Museum eröffnet und bereits ein Jahr später wurde es für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Das heutige Haupthaus gliedert sich in die Bereiche Gemäldegalerie, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung, Antikensammlung, Kunstkammer. Münzkabinett und Bibliothek. Das KHM zählt zu den bedeutensten Kunstsammlungen der Welt.


Capriccio of Palace Architecture with Musicians
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Capriccio of Palace Architecture with Musicians, 1596. Hans Vredemen de Vries (1527 - 1609). Active in Antwerp, Wolfenbuttel, Hamburg, Danzig, Prague, Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Princesses of Saxony
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Princesses of Saxony, Sibylla, Emilia and Sidonia Von Sachsen, 1535. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Active in Wien, Wittenburg and Weimar. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Rest during the flight to Egypt
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Rest during the flight to Egypt, 1530/40. By Pieter Coecke von Aelst (1502 - 1550). Active in Antwerp and Brussels. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Procession to Calvary
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Procession to Calvary, 1564. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30 - 1569). Active in Antwerp, Rome, Naples, Brussels. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Spring Landscape (May)
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Spring Landscape (May), 1587. Lucas I. van Valckenborch (1535 - 1597). Active in Antwerp, Linz, Frankfurt/Main. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Tower of Babel
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Tower of Babel, 1563. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30 - 1569). Active in Antwerp, Rome, Naples, Brussels. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Judith and Holofernes
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Judith and Holofernes, 1530. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). Active in Wien, Wittenburg and Weimar. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Homage to Christ in the Temple
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Homage to Christ in the Temple, 1490 - 1500. By Giovanni Bellini (1430 - 1516). Active in Venice. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Allegory of Salvation
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Allegory of Salvation, 1453. Wolf Huber (1485 – June 3, 1553). Active in Feldkirch and Passau. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Infanticide at Bethlehem
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Infanticide at Bethlehem. Pieter Bruegel the Younger (1564 - 1638). Active in Brussels, Antwerp. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Jane Seymour
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Jane Seymour, 1536/37. Hans Holbein the younger (1497-1543). Active in Basel and London. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


The Annunciation
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The Annunciation, 1513. Hans Suss von Kulmbach, (1480-1522). Active in Nurnburg. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


All Saints' Picture
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All Saints' Picture, 1511. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), active in Nuremberg. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


The Annunciation
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The Annunciation, 1610. Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Active in Antwerp. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


The Madonna of the Meadow
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The Madonna of the Meadow, 1505. By Raphael (1483 - 1520). Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Sibylle
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By Francesco Ubertini 1494 - 1557, Florenz. Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.


Kunsthistorisches Museum
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Ludger Tom Ring the Younger (1522–1584) Art section, Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. 1010 Vienna, Maria Theresien-Platz The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891.