As a general rule, in the 18th century, military campaigns were paused for the winter season. Supplying the fighting troops would have been too complicated, considering the insufficient road network, often impassable when raining or snowing, and the poor level of transportation and logistics. After the Prussian invasion of Saxony in autumn 1756, the annual […]
In addition to the Court Chapel, another three chapels could be found in Hofburg. Josephskapelle or St Joseph’s chapel (also called Kammerkapelle or the chamber chapel) was situated in the Leopoldine wing to the north-west. Today, the office of the Federal President of Austria occupies this wing; the rooms there are not open to the […]
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