Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream (2016)
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3 x 1 hour. BBC.
Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburg family transformed Vienna into the capital that it is today, during a dynasty era lasting nearly 1,000 years.
From the 13th to 20th century, Vienna was the capital of the Hapsburg dynasty and its middle European empire.
In this series, Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas; of palaces and churches; of coffee houses, courtesans, and conquerors.
He describes how Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart and Freud all played their part and how Vienna has become the monumental capital of Austria that it is today.
1/3 Vienna marked Europe's front line in the defence of Christendom and the Catholic Church.
2/3 How Habsburg emperors transformed the city from a fortress into a great cultural capital.
3/3 While the Habsburgs headed for extinction, Vienna blossomed.
#1124
3 x 1 hour. BBC.
Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburg family transformed Vienna into the capital that it is today, during a dynasty era lasting nearly 1,000 years.
From the 13th to 20th century, Vienna was the capital of the Hapsburg dynasty and its middle European empire.
In this series, Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas; of palaces and churches; of coffee houses, courtesans, and conquerors.
He describes how Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart and Freud all played their part and how Vienna has become the monumental capital of Austria that it is today.
1/3 Vienna marked Europe's front line in the defence of Christendom and the Catholic Church.
2/3 How Habsburg emperors transformed the city from a fortress into a great cultural capital.
3/3 While the Habsburgs headed for extinction, Vienna blossomed.
#1124