On Monday I got two postcards: one from Austria and my first card from Croatia.
The card from Austria is from Vienna, the capital of the country and shows many features of the Historic Centre of Vienna, such as the Neue Hofburg and the Schmetterlingshaus.
The Neue Hofburg was built from 1869 at the behest of Franz Joseph I by Gottfried Semper and Baron Karl of Hasenauer and is a part of the Hofburg Palace.
The Schmetterlingshaus being in the Palmenhaus was built in 1901 by Friedrich Ohmann. The first Schmetterlingshaus in Austria was opened in 1990 in the Sonnenuhrenhaus in Schönbrunn, but had to move in 1997 into the Palmenhaus.
The postcard shows also Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife Elisabeth (Sisi).
The Historic Centre is since 2001 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With great stamp:
Christmas (issued 15-11-2013)
with First Day Special Postmark
Thank You very much Marco!
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