Sisis Aura spüren und erleben

A dome to dream of. The entrance to the Sisi Museum is located under the Michaelerkuppel in the Hofburg. The Hofburg itself goes back - hard to believe - to a Gothic original building. Today we see that the...

Who is up for breakfast? . Sisi and Franz Joseph occasionally took breakfast together in this room, the so-called Great Salon of Empress Elisabeth. The paintings on its walls evoke admiration for all things...

Exploring Vienna's Heart: The Hofburg The former residence of the Habsburg dynasty reminds us that even in the face of time's unrelenting march, Vienna's elegance and grace persist. #SisiWaitsForYou by...

#HistoryLivesOn Exactly 125 years ago, on September 10, 1898, the fatal assassination attempt on Elisabeth took place that was to go down in history. . The assassin, Luigi Lucheni, stabbed the Empress of...

#HistoryLivesOn In her later years, Elisabeth increasingly began to withdraw from the conservative traditions at court. Elisabeth loved the open sea and ship voyages and found solace in faraway places. This...

#HistoryLivesOn On 30 January 1889, Sisi suffered one of the greatest tragedies of her life: the suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf plunged the imperial family into a deep crisis. The tragedy of Mayerling ended...

#HistoryLivesOn After a few hard years and overcoming her illness, Sisi returned to the Viennese court in 1862 after a long absence. The empress had changed: the shy, docile girl had become a strong and...

#HistoryLivesOn With the birth of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Rudolf, Sisi's position at court could have been consolidated. She had fulfilled her most important duty as wife and empress. But that...

#HistoryLivesOn With the birth of little Sophie on March 5, 1855, Sisi had become a mother for the first time. The child was affectionately called "Baby" by Sisi and Franz Joseph. A second child, Gisela,...

#HistoryLivesOn In her first years at court and as a wife, Sisi had to get used to the fact that her husband, the emperor, was often tied to his desk from morning to night. However, the two corresponded when...

#HistoryLivesOn Sisi's first years at court are often described as traumatic - and to some extent they certainly were. But despite her shyness, Sisi initially made every effort to live up to her new...

#HistoryLivesOn #OnthisDay 170 years ago, Sisi's life was to change forever: Franz Joseph proposed to her on his birthday. The following day, the engagement became official. Much has been reported about the...