I visited the Imperial Crypt (Kaisergruft) and Imperial Treasury (Schatzkammer) today. The former was a disappointment because–not to sound crude–but I wanted to see some blood! Or at least a skull or two. I was bored, and I didn’t expect to be.
However, the cult following of Franz Joseph is amusing. A few of the bouquets looked a day or two old…
The Imperial Treasury was also equally as unexciting for me, though I am amazed that people actually wore robes like that pictured above. Could you imagine having to hand stitch all of the gold detail on the velvet cloak? The sword pictured is pointed; however, most of the swords in the Treasury were blunt, which I assume means that the Emperor used it to royally honor individuals.
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