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Home of the Habsburgs

Home of the Habsburgs
The Michaelerplatz in Vienna curves up to the elaborate entrance of the Hofburg, the royal palace of the powerful Habsburg dynasty that ruled the Austrian Empire for more than six centuries. Once the residence of Austrian emperor Francis Joseph and his court, the palace is now a museum.
Bill Bachman/Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Austria; Francis Joseph I; Habsburg
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