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The Giant Hall in the Hapsburg Palace  
   

The Giant Hall in the Hapsburg Palace

This grand hall has magnificent chandeliers, ceiling art, paintwork, and paintings of Maria Therese's children while she reigned.
Innsbruck

June 20th 2013
After the peace of the mountains, sleeping in Central Innsbruck certainly required ear plugs. We are in the quieter, backside of the hotel, but it's still noisey. The clock chimes every quarter hour and bongs on the hour. At 6.45am the jets are allowed to start flying and I think we might be right in the flight path, then at 7.00am the church bells start ringing - real close bonging!!! Wake up ... read more
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Austrian Flag Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more
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