Upon Schönbrunn Palace, the residence of House of Habsburg
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To avoid any confusion,the landmark can be foundabove at the end of the text, the blue button is indeed a SLurl.
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St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia, our rp is based off this story line "CATHERINE THE GREAT"
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We are looking forward to seeing St Petersburg soon."Danke schn"you for yournice comment. 
Construction of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
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Lets make it right. It should be www.schoenbrunn.at .
Construction of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
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Happy to hear you were there visiting. We will have tolimit ourself to 41 rooms parterre and of every room thereare enough pictures available on www.schoenbrumm.at . It will be the main residence for the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Former Prague Castle wasthe residence of Ferdinand I and Anna andtill RudolphII. Later on the Habsburgs moved permanent toSchnbrunn, Hofburg and temporary to Riegersburg, Graz also Firenze. In building it, we do not claim 100% accuracy as it would effect the funcionality for role play andupcoming events. We will keep you updated through pictures and information upon the progress of the works. Habsburgis known andruled by a Queen who is not afraid to take a shovel and a pickin her own hands.
Construction of Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna
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The House of Habsburg is proud to announce the building of Schnbrunn Palace, Vienna.
Construction will take several months and the final wing should be finished earlyfall 2011.
The history of Schnbrunn and the previous buildings that stood on this site goes back to the Middle Ages. The whole estate was referred to as the Katterburg from the beginning of the 14th century and belonged to the manor of the monastery at Klosterneuburg. Over the following centuries the names of numerous tenants are documented, including a few prominent figures such as, in 1548, Hermann Bayer, who was mayor of Vienna and who extended the buildings, transforming the property into a manorial estate.
In 1569 the estate came into Habsburg possession through Maximilian II , and according to the title deeds included a house, a watermill and stabling as well as a pleasure garden and an orchard . Maximilian was primarily interested in extending the game park, which was principally intended for the breeding of native game and fowl. However, the pheasantry also contained exotic fowl such as peafowl and turkeys.
Following the sudden death of Maximilian II in 1576 the Katterburg passed to Rudolph II , who did little except sanction the necessary funds for its upkeep. Emperor Matthias used the estate for hunting, and according to a legend is supposed to have come across the Schne Brunnen (meaning 'fair spring'), which eventually gave the estate its name, while on a hunting excursion in 1612.
updated by @francisi-stephen-de-lorraine: 12 Oct 2016 12:49:45AM
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