Take a look inside 🇦🇹 Sisi's Vienna 🇦🇹 in Schönbrunn & Hofburg Palace — Transcript

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1. 0:09Sisi’s Vienna
2. 0:21Two of the palaces she lived in: Schönbrunn and Hofburg.
3. 0:58Schönbrunn Palace
4. 1:22The story of Sisi: In the 1800s, a lively young princess named Elisabeth, or Sisi, lived in Bavaria.
5. 1:38Unlike most princesses, she loved riding horses and exploring nature, not fancy balls.
6. 1:57One day, a handsome emperor named Franz Joseph from Austria saw Sisi and fell in love.
7. 2:14Though shy, Sisi became Empress. "The Story of Sisi" will continue in the Garden of Schonbrunn.
8. 2:56Interior: rooms & halls of Schönbrunn palace
9. 3:12Salon of Empress Elisabeth: a Rococo Revival interior. Sisi’s reception room.
10. 3:33Marie Antoinette Room: durings Sisi’s days this was the family dining room.
11. 3:54Yellow Salon: with a stunning view off gardens with the Gloriette at the end.
12. 4:08Large Rosa Room: named after the artist Joseph Rosa who made 15 landscape paintings on commission by Maria Theresa.
13. 4:57Great Gallery: a most magnificent Rococo ceremonial hall has tall windows and crystal mirrors
14. 6:05Carousel Room: one of the rooms to separate between the Great Gallery and the apartments.
15. 6:28Blue Chinese Salon: the first of the apartments in the palace.
16. 7:03Vieux Laque Room: this is the most import room, from an “art history” perspective. The black lacquer panel have come from China.
17. 7:37Millions Room: originally used by Maria Theresa to receive guests.
18. 8:31The Schonbrunn gardens
19. 8:49The Story of Sisi (continued): Life in the strict Austrian court wasn't easy for Sisi
20. 9:03She missed her freedom and felt trapped by rules.
21. 9:18To cope, she traveled often, taking care of her looks, and even wrote poetry.
22. 9:35Sisi and Franz Joseph had children, but their relationship wasn't always happy. Sisi worried about her son and Austria's political troubles.
23. 9:56Sadly, a lonely Sisi was assassinated while traveling. Though many admired her beauty, Sisi's story is also a reminder of the challenges faced by a free spirit in a restricting world.
24. 11:18Gloriette:
25. 11:32This is the largest “Glory” (a building in the garden with an elevated position) in the world.
26. 11:4784.3 meters long and about 16 meters high.
27. 12:05It has also functioned as a ballroom. It now has a cafe with spectacular views of the palace and the great city of Vienna.
28. 13:15Inside the rooms & halls of Hofburg Palace
29. 13:35The Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria.
30. 13:51The first buildings were built in the 13th century.
31. 14:05This was the winter residence and Schönbrunn Palace was the summer residence.
32. 16:06Sisi Museum in Hofburg
33. 16:20This museum is the most important museum about Empress Elisabeth, also known as Sisi.
34. 16:35You can see all kinds of her personal items like dresses and tableware.
35. 17:00Emperor’s Staircase: the entrance to the Sisi Museum and the Imperial Apartments.
36. 17:54Sisi’s Dress: this is one of the dresses on display.
37. 18:19Audience Chamber: use to receive individuals who had been granted a private audience with the emperor.
38. 18:35Conference room: for conferences with the ministers.
39. 18:47Dressing & Exercise Room: this is where Sisi spent most of her time.
40. 19:03Berglroom
41. 19:22Large Salon of Empress Elisabeth A reception room, and sometimes used for breakfast by the Imperial couple.
42. 19:39Dining Room: every Sunday the entire Habsburg family had dinner here.
43. 20:11Court silver & Table Rooms
44. 20:36Before the 19th century, European porcelain was used only for desserts and soup. All other dishes were served on silver.
45. 21:12Grand Vermeil
46. 21:25French goldsmith’s art, it originally included articles for forty place settings.
47. 21:51More videos on Vienna (a full tour of the entire city) and the Schönbrunn Palace are on our channel
48. 22:15Enjoy these Wonder Journeys, and we hope you have many journeys of wonder of your own