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Bronze relief in memory of Emperor Franz-Joseph's 50-year jubilee (1848-1898), in the anteroom of the ceremonial staircase. Boys march in parade to present their wishes to the emperor. Reliefs by August Kirstein.
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Bronze relief in memory of Emperor Franz-Joseph's 50-year jubilee (1848-18...

Mayor of Vienna Johann Andreas von Liebenberg (1627-1683), mayor during the siege of Vienna 1683. Statue in the ceremonial hall of Vienna's cuty hall.
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Mayor of Vienna Johann Andreas von Liebenberg (1627-1683), mayor durin...

Duke Rudolf IV Habsburg (1339-1365).Relief on the fassade of the tower of Vienna's city hall, 1872-1883 Relief by Josef Gasser.
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Duke Rudolf IV Habsburg (1339-1365).Relief on the fassade of the tower of...

King Rudolf I (1218-1291), first of the Habsburg dynasty to be elected King of the Roman Empire of German nation (1273). Relief by Carl Kundmann.
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King Rudolf I (1218-1291), first of the Habsburg dynasty to be elected Ki...

Emperor Franz-Joseph (1830-1916) on horseback. Relief from the fassade of the tower of Vienna's city hall.
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Emperor Franz-Joseph (1830-1916) on horseback. Relief from the fassade...

The revolt of King David's son Absolom and his death at the hands of his father's general Joab. Absalom's hair gets entangled in the branches of an oak.
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The revolt of King David's son Absolom and his death at the hands of his fath...

Caesar landing in England. From "La Fleur des histoires", from Hesdin or Bruges in Flanders. Illuminated by Loyset Liedet, around 1454-1460 MS 5088, folio 112
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Caesar landing in England. From "La Fleur des histoires", from Hesdin...

Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12 fields, separated by meander designs. 11 fields with early Christian symbols, the twelfth with the name of the donors, Ursus and Ursina. Foreground: a heron, holding a lizard in its beak.
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Mosaic floor of the cemetery chapel of Teurnia (Carinthia, Austria). 12...

The "Madaba map" (Jordan), mosaic floor of an early Christian church. The map mentions nine Jewish tribes and various localities from the New Testament; in the center: Jerusalem, with Emperor Constantine's buildings rising above Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Jericho the Dead Sea. and the river Jordan with the place of Jesus' baptism
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The "Madaba map" (Jordan), mosaic floor of an early Christian church. The map...

Jerusalem with Emperor Constantine's buildings rising above Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre. Detail of the "Map of Madaba", a mosaic floor of an early Christian church.
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Jerusalem with Emperor Constantine's buildings rising above Calvary and...

The river Jordan's estuary into the Dead Sea. Detail of the "Map of Madaba", a mosaic floor in St.George's Church, Madaba, Kingdom of Jordan, an early Christian Church. Bottom, the city of Jericho
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The river Jordan's estuary into the Dead Sea. Detail of the "Map of M...

A pair of sandals. Mosaic from a former church in the village of Massuh, Jordan, 10 kms South of Madaba. The sandals near the entrance reminded visitors to take off their shoes and wash their feet.
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A pair of sandals. Mosaic from a former church in the village of Massuh, Jorda...