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Roses at Schönbrunn
Like at Versailles, the formal gardens here are beautiful.
A gazebo at Schönbrunn
Maria Theresa, the mother of Marie Antoinette, added the Baroque flair for which Schönbrunn is known.
The Pestsäule, or Plague Column, in Vienna
Apparently, Emperor Leopold I (one of the many Hapsburgs) was so frustrated by the toll the plague was taking on Vienna in 1679 that he promised to build a “mercy column” if the plague would end. The plague ended so quickly that they had built a…