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On 21 August 1862, the opening of the Wiener Stadtpark took place. Some Royal History In 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph issued a decree to order the demolition of the old city walls and moats. He also ordered to make a brand new Boulevard in Vienna, with new buildings and parks. This new area would be a showcase for the grandeur of the Habsburg Empire. The City Park of Vienna, called the Wiener Stadtpark in German, is a large public park that extends from the Ring Road in the Innere Stadt up the the Heumarkt (Hay Market) . The Park had a area of 65,000 square meters and there are a lot of statues of famous Viennese artists and composers like inter alia: Johann Strauss II, Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner. The park was designed in the style of English gardens and it became the first public park in Vienna. It also has a Kursalon, a spa pavilion in which mineral water with healing properties was served. The current Kursalon was built between 1865 and 1867. Durin

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia was born on 18 August 1819 in St. Petersburg, then a part of the Russian Empire. Family Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna of Russia was a daughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, born Princess Charlotte of Prussia. She was thus a sister of inter alia Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Maria and her brother the future Tsar Alexander II She grew up in a close knit family and they remained on good terms all their lives. Maria was raised in the company of her sisters Olga and Alexandra. Their rooms were on the ground floor of the Winter Palace, they were unpretentious and void of luxury. Maria and her sisters received dancing, music and drawing lessons. Artistically gifted she showed an early interest in interior design. All three sisters were good in music and were involved in charitable work. Character Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna was noted for her formidable personality and her strong ch

During the months April and May, the garden of Het Oude Loo, 'The Old Woods' is open for public. In 2017, I had the occasion to visit this beautiful royal domain, in the company of my husband, Els Moraal and Oscar Meijer, creator of the Dutch site, De Staat van Oranje. Het Oude Loo - Apeldoorn - The Netherlands Some royal history Around the 15th. century the castle was built and Udo Talholt became the owner. In the 16th. century the residence belonged to the Bentinck family. They enlarged it around 1540. In 1684, the castle was bought by William III of Orange, who became King of England, Ireland and Scotland (in Scotland he was known as William II). King William III of England Source picture: Wikipedia Beautiful gardens of Het Oude Loo In 1795, William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau had to leave the Netherlands for the French armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon ruled the Kingdom of Holland. The cast

Delvaux - From the Kingdom of Belgium Nothing is more suitable for a lady than an amazing beautiful handbag. That's one of the key specialties of Delvaux. Delvaux, made from Belgium - own picture taken in Louvain in 2017 Delvaux with very small bags - own picture taken in Brussels in 2017 Some history Delvaux was founded in 1829, one year before the independence of Belgium, by Charles Delvaux. He opened a travel goods workshop and store in Brussels. At the beginning of the 20th. century, the house went into decline. In 1933, Franz Schwennicke took over the company from Edmond Delvaux, the last of the Delvaux family line. Franz Schwennicke worked with a new concept: seasonal collections. In 1958, at the Brussels World Fair, Delvaux introduced the Brillant handbag, designed by Paule Goethals. The product showed for the first time the brand logo: the "D" letter. In 1970, Franz Schwennicke died, his wife Solange succeeded him. A new model &#