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Where to see
Biedermeier style
in Austria
The Biedermeier style of furniture,
interior design and painting,
popular during the early 19th
century, reflected the virtues and
aspirations of the middle classes.
Draped curtains, patterned carpets,
bureaus and glazed cabinets
became standard features.
Domestic architecture flourished.
Technological Progress Typical interiors can be seen in
The first railway line on the European continent Vienna, in the Geymüllerschlössel,
was built in Austria, in 1832. It linked Linz with An officer in which is part of the Museum of
České Budejovice. Applied Arts (MAK – see p64),
Hungarian uniform
and the Dreimäderlhaus. Works
of pro minent artists such as
Ferdinand Waldmüller, Josef
Danhauser and Moritz Daffinger
can be found in the Belvedere
(see p102), the Wien Museum
Karlsplatz (see p101), and in the
Schlossmuseum in Linz
(see p194), among others.

Biedermeier-style furniture was
highly valued by the prosperous
middle classes, particularly in the first
Funeral Ceremony Of Franz I half of the 19th century.
When Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France in 1804,
Franz II countered by proclaiming himself Franz I, Emperor of
Austria. He was the last ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
of the German Nation. He died in 1835.

Franz I in his
Coronation Robes
In 1804, Franz I took on the
newly created role of
Emperor of Austria and The Dreimäderlhaus, at No. 10
King of Hungary. Two Schreyvogelgasse, is one of the
months later, he added the most beautiful examples of
title King of Bohemia. Viennese Biedermeier.

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