Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) Vienna

Hofburg, Schweizerhof, Vienna , Vienna, Austria - Phone: (+43 1) 525 24-0
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    Long night of the museums

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    I did not sleep well. First, the walls were extremely thin and I could hear everything the people in the next room over were saying. I kept thinking that they were in my room, which was a bit unnerving while trying to fall asleep. Second, I woke up an hour too early because I didn't set my clock back. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that until …

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    Following the Danube

    ... and the Sizi museum - about the life of Sizi, unhappy wife of Franz Joseph. Didn't get a chance to look at the imperial treasury, or Schatzkammer, famous for holding the 10 century coronation regalia of the second holy Roman empire - I just ran out of ...

  • 2

    The Music Capital

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    ... . Under the European treaties for the winning side, the Hapsburg Empire was split up into multiple countries. The museum of Imperial treasury was dazzling with gold crowns, septures, robes, decoration items filled with gem stones. I even saw an emerald ...

  • 3

    Wieners, Kaesekrenner and Brats, oh my!

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    ... within it's walls. Nowadays the enormous complex is home to "Österreichische Nationalbibliothek" (National Library), "Schatzkammer" (Imperial Treasury), and houses a collection of musical instruments, another collection of weapons, a "Museum für ...

  • 4

    Vienna -- Life in the Past Lane

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    ... Viennese government.  Within the Palace Complex we visited: The Schatzkammer,  or Imperial Treasury, where the Crown jewels and other treasures of Austria are kept.  Access to the Imperial Treasury is from the Swiss ...

  • 5

    Vienna Part Drie

    ... hot so I decide that a retreat into an air conditioned museum is in order. On examination of my guidebook I decide the Imperial Treasury is most likely to combine, interest, value and cold temperatures. On entering I'm a little annoyed to find the ...

  • 6

    Vonderful Wien

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    ... , Odiot, the Imari-looking china, etc.  I couldn’t even list it all.  I missed you.   The Imperial Treasury was unbelievable.  That took almost 3 hours.  There were coronation crowns, scepters, orbs and gowns with jewels ...

  • 7

    1st day exploring Vienna

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    ... but they were booked out for 2 days straight.  So we went by foot exploring the streets of Vienna.  We went to the Schatzkammer (Imperial Treasury) to have a look at all the greatest treasury in the world – crown jewels, imperial riches, ...

  • 8

    VIENNA

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    ... nice to see the horses, but it was packed and in all honesty a bit boring. So we then decided to go to the Imperial Treasury of the Hasburg royal family. It was crazy. The treasury has a bunch of big religious items - a handkerchief supposedly bearing ...

  • 9

    treasure and boats

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    Took a morning walk towards Hofburg (the imperial palace of the Habsburg family) to see the imperial treasury.  Such is the priceless value of the items in here that the whole building is pretty much a bank vault. This feeling was reinforced when ...

  • 10

    Ice Cream Shop

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    ... against the idea that they were "Hitler's first victims." But, can you really blame them?     The Imperial Treasury was quite impressive, especially the various cloaks and garments, which had such detail that you would rarely see ...