The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-08
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yIENNA-THE CHURCHES, AND THE PA
LACES

400 900 inhabitants by far the greater part reside In
the suburbs, which separated from the city pro-
per- BY the ditch and gIacis vi the forthcalon which
runs quite around H. This giacs Is now in part le-
yelled od and is not less than 500 900 feet IN
width. IL is planted with trees-a substantial bridge
crosses the ditch at each gate, aud II offers most
| charming and easily accessible promenade for the
Viennese, while the bad air Of The metropolis is ex
PEELED, and fresh air received through this large
fbe Preter Is justly celebrated as AN extensive and
lovely ground for drive. IL is on the side Of the
town towards the Danube, and Is several miles in en
| tent. Good roads lead To the Royal Palaces Of
| Schonbrun and Lsxenbourgh, where the people re-
| sort at their pleasure. la the city and on the
glacls and every where in the country little Ia
bles, where ices, coiees SC, furnished Of the
| best description. Fine Theatres are open nearly
| all the time Music floats on every breeze that
comes from place OF public resort, and those who
visit Vienna will soon decide that In the variety OF
amusements and entertainments offered IL is scarcely
second TO Paris. Vienna has been twice beseged by
| the Turks, viz; In 1929 and 1853. From the first
invasion, 1t was relieved by the Emperor Charles "
from the second when The very point Of falling into
| the hands OF the inhdels, by John Sobiesk whose
banners deserted from the lofty tower of st
Stephens Cathedral, when the citizens were reduced
| TO the last extremity. How changed is now the
fate of Empires Turkey is ready to fall prey TO
the rapacity Of Russia and Austria, while Poland,
| whose Independence Austria should have guaranteed
against the world IN arms, has been disme mbered,
Austria being, Il is now pretended reluctant parti-
| cipaor with Russia IN the transaction
| Vienna is well provided with public institutions Of
| various descriptions, which built scale Of
| msgnfcence seldom equalled Berlin is spoken OF
city built for effect but this place is splen
did in the ratio Of three TO one. All the public edi
fees, the private palaces and houses, built
in state Of massiveness and yet elegance that
| have no where seen surpassed hardly eqused.-
The whole city is built Of brick, the buildings being
afterwards rough cast, and plastered in most per-
| maneDt sty lie and painted Of a cream color In the
city, the houses very high, the streets narrow,
with no side walks, and the wskingis absolutely DIS
tressing TO those who are on foot, for the cabmen
| seem 10 be under regulation. They dash through
the streets to the imminent danger of passers by and
charge their prices. OF course they have to pay
| dearly TO Government for their privilege but IN
turn, strangers mulcted pretty soundly by them
| and hack hire here Is more than twice expensive
as in London, and most cities of Europe.> Within the
walls is the royal palace, that Of the Archduke
Charles, who still survives being about old the
Duke of Wellington; two palaces Of Prince Litch-
tensein, Of Prince Esterhazy and others of less
note, while both the last named mobiles and many
| Others have magnificent palaces in the suburbs.
The palace oil the Archduke Charles is elegant but
on very unPretendiDg scale. Some choice pictures
adorn the walls, and venture TO say, that Of
republicans would prefer wider bed than the he
sleeps on. Alter going through the rooms, PANEL
in the dining hall, IN front Of which stood statue of
Apollo with a Tyre was opened, and instrument
placed in the wall then pla yed delightful watzes
| The sound was exactly that OF a compete band aud
approaching It, 1 observed that it was Maelzel's
'Pantasnoneon, perhaps the same he exhibited in
our orhern cities IL was furnished with clarionet
flutes, trumpets SC, &c. The royal palace is gene
rally furnished and finished in style Of simple and
unosentatious elegance, though some Of the rooms
are very richly decorated. Among these the bed
room " Maria Theresa may be name.i Her bed
| which remains as she left II, IS not unlike Queen
| Anne's al Windsor Castle. The most superb apart
ment however, has its walls decorated with some 20
| perfect pictures in Fiorentine Mosaic The stones
which are nlaid are so perfectly shaped and shaded
that at short distance It is difficult to distinguish the
| work from painting. The whole cost 100000 and
it would take much more than that to buy them In
deed they are beyond all price. Several good family
and other pictures decorate the walls of the palace
10 one room near picture Of Maria Theresa is a
picture oil knight Offering his horse to a priest on
which to cross brook. his conveys the history Of
the Origin VI the House Of Hapsburg, the sons Of
which for fSear 500 years, were Emperors Of Ger
many, and the last member of which was Maria The
esa, the proud and naughty enemy of Frederic the
+ Great, she being the only female that swayed the
sceptre. poor count in the Swiss Tyro who was
very pous, gave his horse to priest who was on
some errand OF mercy This priest was afterwards
Archbishop OF Msintz, and beng called upon in com
psDy with TWO Of the archbishops and four sovercgns
TO select an emperor, succeeded by his eloquence in
procuring the election Of the count who had thus be-
lriended nim, over the king of Bohemia who had the
highest presensioDs, with army of 200 900 men to
enforce them. The picture in itself did not attract
my attention. but the history gave it new interest.
The cathedral church of ST Stephens combines all
the characteristics of gloomy venerable gothic gran
deur. Ii stands ~ The square OF the same name and
this Is the entire OF the SPIDERS web from which the
streets radate. Its tower is 465 feet high ascend
ed with much difficulty. So taperng so light airy
and open Is the structure that my sensations were by
no means agreeable, particularly with the knowledge
that some years shce about 60 feet of the tower that
began to totter was taken down and rebuilt The
high altar Of the church, well those of many OF
the chapes, are profusely decorated. Go in at VIVA,
hour you please, and you will find persons a,
therdevotio0s, but it must be confessed that the
wealthy and the great are seldom seen there. The
tower of st. Stephen If most CONS pcuous object
from all the region lying around Vienna; and there
Is peculiar soiemny and beauty when il is observ
ed in starlight night-lt almost to pierce the
i freted dome Of the heavens Vast caacombs extend
entirely under the church. They contain the bodies
j. of 10000 persons who died some centuries since Of
the plague. They are said present hideous spec
tacle, looking nearly as they did when first thrown
These vaults were open to The inspection of the curl
e Gus ONLY few years SINCE but they are now closed
IS Prince Eugene, of savoy, is buried in ST. Stephens
+ In the vaults OF the chapel of the Capuchins, ait
IS deposited the remains of the royal famiy all ex
. cept the heats, which, in obedience to ansent usage
II deposited IN the church of the Augustines and
r the enras which are placed in ST. Stephens. Their,
e in all "a collins bearing the royal arms, tao
n them silver The most superb one is that in which
!. Maria Theresa and her husband are inferred toge
+ ther II is OF great size, supported large pedes
n tai, and most deliberately worked. One piece of the
carving represents e. the ruling passion strong in
e ueah' the empress with the crown and sceptre ant
J. the figure Of her husband, who you know was no
e emperor, is seen supporting her arm. The coffir
which is viewed with the most interest is that of tn,
is young Napoleon, which is simple one and il pIa
II ced that of his grandfather Francis who va
l. very fond of him. On it are inscribed the words
e Napoieons GaiiG, Imperatoris Fiius" Son of Ma
1t poIeon, Emperor Of France" How little could Napo
r leon have imagined, when he entered these yer,
vaults 10 1909, that his own son was to be place,
is there 1t is singular, too that the yourg Napoleon
s. should have died in the room in the Palace
% SchonbTun, where his father slept. The collins o
1t earlier date in these vaus only be seen by torct
light and it is like searching in the darkness Of anti