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Main gate of Belvedere Palace (1714-1723),
the summer residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy
who was the only member of the aristocracy with the privilege of putting the imperial crown over his palace gate.
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Main gate of Belvedere Palace (1714-1723), the summer residence of Prince Eugen...

Entrance gate of Schlosshof, Lower Austria.            
In 1725, Prince Eugene of Savoy acquired the medieval  
fortress Hoff on the March River and had Johann Lukas  
von Hildebrandt rebuild it in Baroque style, 1725-1729
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Entrance gate of Schlosshof, Lower Austria. In 1725, Prince Eugene o...

Staircase in the town palace of Prince Eugene          
of Savoy (1709-1724).                                  
Atlas figures by Giovanni Giuliani.
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Staircase in the town palace of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1709-1724)....

"Golden room" in the town palace of Prince Eugen       
of Savoy in Vienna (1709-1724).
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"Golden room" in the town palace of Prince Eugen of Savoy in Vienna (1709...

Mirror Gallery at Herrenchiemsee Palace,               
built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II                  
of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on                  
Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake,                
Bavaria.
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Mirror Gallery at Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Study of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace,           
built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II                  
of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on                  
Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake,                
Bavaria.
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Study of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Bedroom of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace,         
built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of               
Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee      
Island in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Bedroom of Ludwig II at Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Swimming pool of Ludwig II, Herrenchiemsee Palace,     
built 1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of Bavaria       
in homage to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee Island       
in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Swimming pool of Ludwig II, Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order...

Dining-room with the magic table which was raised      
from the kitchen. Herrenchiemsee Palace, built         
1879-1881 by order of Ludwig II of Bavaria in homage   
to Ludwig XIV on Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee     
Lake, Bavaria.
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Dining-room with the magic table which was raised from the kitchen. Herren...

Study of Ludwig II with a portrait of Ludwig XIV.      
Herrenchiemsee Palace, built 1879-1881 by order        
of Ludwig II of Bavaria in homage to Ludwig XIV on     
Herrenchiemsee Island in Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria.
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Study of Ludwig II with a portrait of Ludwig XIV. Herrenchiemsee Palace, b...

Cross in the Starnberger See, indicating the spot       
where King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowned in 1886.
With him drowned his Psychiatrist who had accompanied
the King during a walk.
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Cross in the Starnberger See, indicating the spot where King Ludwig II o...

The library of Sanssouci Palace, a circular room with  
intarsia floor and richly ornamented bookcases. King   
Frederic II library contained over 2.200 volumes,mainly
the works of classical Greek and Roman poets, but also 
the complete works by French philosopher Voltaire.
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The library of Sanssouci Palace, a circular room with intarsia floor and richl...