Hofburg: The Palace of the Hapsburg Dynasty

[@megaprojects9649]

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[@MaxiTB]

Typo in the title: It's Habsburg (own castle), not Hapsburg 🙂 And when you talk about the dynasty it's generally referred as Habsburger Dynastie ;-)

[@MilesBellas]

Maybe a topic on cyclical capital and reciprocal birth defects by "Royal Houses"?

[@nomdeplume7537]

No matter how opulent 'The Riding School' might be ... there no getting around the place smelling like horse shit

[@EDKguy]

When I visited, they had part of Roman infrastructure exposed in front. I realized that was the oldest structure I had ever seen personally. I got a little giddy.

[@Jacob-fv6co]

Keeping with the theme of big old buildings, a video about the history of Notre Dame would be great if one of your channels hasn't covered it already.

[@MrPossumeyes]

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[@andoletube]

pretty sure that's been done already

[@sandybarnes887]

@@andoletube he's done Salisbury Cathedral, not Notre-Dame

[@andoletube]

@@sandybarnes887 oh, ok. My bad. Thanks.

[@herculesrockafeller]

He has other channels?

[@urnotalone]

As an Austrian I wouldn’t call the Hofburg a seat of power. While the Bundeskanzleramt and Bundespräsidentenamt are there (offices of the chancellor and largely ceremonial president of the republic of Austria) they occupy only a small part of the buildings. Most of it is now taken up by museums and the national library of Austria (great place to study!). Most Austrians would argue that the seat of Austrian power is on the opposite side of the Ringstraße in the Austrian Parlament (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Parliament_Building), just a short walk through the unbuild mirror image of the neue Burg, which was turned into a public rose garden. While the Austrian Parlament has set up a temporary residence on Heldenplatz during renovations of the Parlament (the ceiling was about to cave in, and while most Austrians would wish that on our politicians, new elections would be too much of a hassle). Also the Kunsthistorische Museum has a mirror image in the Naturhistorische Museum, one Museum for art, and one for the sciences of the time.

[@Quicksilver1936]

Except that isn't what this movie is about...

[@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro6881]

@@Quicksilver1936 otoh, the movie also doesn't hinge on getting sloppy in the last paragraph.

[@totesgene]

I love your city. It’s my favorite in the world. I go every summer but missed 2020 and 2021 due to Covid. I’ll be back this summer.

[@totesgene]

@@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro6881 OTOH he/she is writing in a language other than their mother tongue. How many languages do you know?

[@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro6881]

@@totesgene Ah, I'd hazard a guess these videos are written by native speakers. Presenter couldn't be more British. I'm austrian, if you wanna know.

[@joshuaescopete]

Would love to see a video on the New York Draft Riots. It still blows my mind how fast the city devolved into chaos and that troops from Gettysburg had to be called in to quell the violence.

[@venushale7113]

I’m from the UK and have such a limited knowledge of US history (do you think they taught us about the war we lost?) so I would love to see videos like those!

[@timmeyer9191]

Something always fascinated me about the Hapsburgs- especially the final years. On old autocratic monarch. A crown prince that committed suicide. A reforming Archduke being assassinated. An ineffective general that bungled the war. And the heir to the empire trying to betray the German kaiser but ended up being his puppet instead. It sounds like something out of daytime television.

[@joseeduardotschen9186]

Not to mention the assassination of the crown prince’s mother, Sissi.

[@Driver_88]

It's a little earlier in history but the series "the empress" may be of interest

[@josl1694]

dispite that the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary was a "little" more democratic than Britain was at the time...

[@michaelwauhop570]

I remember attending a Johann Strauss Concert in the Hofburg Palace it is one of the highlights of my life.

[@HuSanNiang]

You could have attented a proper Concert and not such touristy one to get a real taste of Vienna.

[@jokervienna6433]

The Neue Burg is built in a very Viennese tradition. It was supposed to have two wings - but they ran out of money and skipped one wing. Take a look at Stephansdom. It was supposed to have two towers, but they ran out of money and skipped one tower. Oh, and the Parliament? It was supposed to have all pillars guilded with gold, but guess what happened? You are right, only four pillars are guilded. With the Opera house, they actually had the money to finish it, but missed the coordination with the construction work outside. It looks at it has "sunken down" in the street. The Kaiser mentioned it, and the architect promptly killed himself.

[@coondapoor]

10:02 The building is not the winter riding school. It's the palace building of Buda Castle in Budapest.

[@eurodoc6343]

Fun fact. You can easily see Hapsburg Castle as you drive along A3 in Switzerland east from Basel. The road goes through a tunnel under the castle.

[@mikipav1064]

I was sooo confused by your comment until i realised that you’re talking about the original Habsburg Castle in Switzerland where the Habsburgs originated from. I thought for a moment that you meant the castle in Vienna. It took me a while to figure it out.

[@MaxiTB]

Ha, that one is literally just a blink away from my home 🙂 Just a quick note, the parliament is not located in the Hofburg but the parliament building close by across the Ring street (where formerly the city walls were standing). And nobody calls them von Habsburg, they are just called Habsburger ;-)

[@markus.kaufmann]

Habsbu_r_ger, not Habsbuger

[@MaxiTB]

@@markus.kaufmann Typo, do host voi recht, Danke Oida :)

[@totesgene]

As someone who has been to the Hofburg many times I enjoyed this video. The Parliament is temporary housed there while the Parliament building is undergoing extensive refurbishment.

[@Amlaeuxrai]

Everytime someone writes Habsburg as Hapsburg a piece of my soul dies in a blaze.... some might say in a brain blaze.

[@netrioter]

It gets rather annoying...i agree

[@TristanJCumpole]

Give me a shout next time, so I can throw the concept of hereditary monarchies into that blaze. For the peoples!

[@twocvbloke]

Could be worse, could be like marrying your cousins and wondering why your kids kept dying... :P

[@Amlaeuxrai]

@@twocvbloke 🎶 Sweet home Habsburg Austria... 🎶

[@chadimirputin2282]

@@twocvbloke saves money on babysitters I guess.

[@EmilyJelassi]

I'd like to suggest a video on King Ludwig's castles.. they're beautiful and straight out of fairytales. Very interesting video. Great job Simon and team! 😊👏❤

[@stephanredding3558]

I love that you unapologetically plug your other channels and still asked people to finish the video they are currently watching

[@seanbrazell7095]

Ah yes, the Hapsburgs. The family the went from being special, to being, uhm, "SPECIAL".

[@netrioter]

The who?

[@kineticstar]

Sweet home Alabama intensifies

[@duncancurtis1758]

I am Frau Blucher Horse 🐎 whinnies loudly.

[@dieafrikaansbear8995]

Ahem… from special to spethal (Mike Tyson speech intensifies)

[@netrioter]

@@dieafrikaansbear8995 t'hhho Spet'hhhal

[@BS-ne5cr]

How did you just blow past the winter riding school as having horses? It's where the Lipizzans horses are from! They're like the coolest to watch. They tour all over the world or at least they did when I was a kid.

[@nonadeplume1145]

Oh man! I saw them in the early '90s and they were amazing! So beautiful! And the things they did! Around the same time the Budweiser Clydesdale's came to town for an appearance. I've never seen larger horses in my life! They were as beautiful as the Lipizzans just the opposite end of the spectrum! ❤️❤️

[@BS-ne5cr]

@@nonadeplume1145 it was a great show. I've seen the Budweiser horses in there pasture but never all hooked up. I grew up with horses so watching the Lipizzans was great and I paid extra attention to the why they signaled the horses to do each "trick". I never got my horse to do the jumping thing but I did teach it to lay down with me on its back.😀

[@johnmiller8975]

I've seen dances on air in person Go if possible, even if horses aren't your thing

[@nonadeplume1145]

@@BS-ne5cr how cool your horse would do that!

[@Jsdo1980]

I think these old sprawling castles are very fascinating. It seems like most countries had one as well: Whitehall in England, Palais de la Cité in France, the Swedish royal palace before the fire. ETA: Prague castle as well!

[@keiththorpe9571]

We have a castle on the Connecticut River...Gillette Castle. Built between 1914 and 1919, It sits on a bluff overlooking the river near East Haddam and Lyme.

[@MrPossumeyes]

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[@HeyMJ.]

Excellent episode. Enjoyed it immensely.. Cheers!

[@Beryllahawk]

I might be silly for this but I simply adore hearing about most any castle, so uh - yeah this was DEFINITELY SPECIAL ENOUGH - I'd love to learn about some of the other castles of Europe - the oldest ones, the really weird ones, even the "oh gawd everyone talks about this damn thing" castles would be interesting, given the way Simon and team tackle the topic. Neuschwanstein for instance could be GREAT fun (someone poke me if I'm dumb and missed that they already did a video on it, eh) Anyway! Wonderful video, very very cool castle!

[@nancytestani1470]

Yes, that would be fantastic…and the Spanish castles of the Hapsburgs

[@pamelamays4186]

Suggestion: How Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania became an industrial giant, thanks to the steel industry. Sincerely, A Pittsburgh Native.

[@EAcapuccino]

A historical icon! 😃👏👏 Ja! 🇦🇹

[@vustvaleo8068]

the building is a mishmash of different era styles which is kinda unique.

[@jeffrichards1537]

Simon and caslersight is my 2 favorite KZbin personalities. One believes in ghost and other doesn't lmao. Both legendary. Allegedly.. lol

[@SlowC10]

Idd love to see a video about Hearst castle

[@KnightrunnerMRA]

Suggestion for a future video. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), is a system of dams along the Tennessee River in the Southeastern US. If I’m remembering my history correctly it was the largest dam system in the world at the time of its construction. At the time no system of dams had ever been constructed to achieve the following three tasks simultaneously. 1 flood control 2 year around navigation 3 electric generation TVA accomplished all three.

[@chitramitra6373]

Yes, the TVA is truly a marvel, I remember reading that it’s so efficient, it pays for itself, (gets no tax money), and even issues its own bonds (AAA-Rated). Eric Rauchway wrote a great book recently, (Why The New Deal Matters). An entire chapter is devoted to the origins of the TVA). Vulture Capitalists keep trying to get the government to privatize it, but luckily we've been able to hold them off so far.

[@jorenaltura524]

FYI, palaces are not the same as castles. Castles are fortifications built to withstand attacks and sieges (their original intentions that is). Palaces on the other hand are just mansions in a much more grander scale.

[@CarlosAvilaArquin]

Before the Spanish Riding School there is a picture of Buda Castle, another Castle used by the Von Habsburg but not part of the Hofburg obviously

[@johnmiller8975]

Here are two suggestions Simon There isn't much left but these are places pretty much unknown except to specialists Malkata in Luxor and Armana in Akhetaten

[@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص]

Talk about the downtown Jeddah project, which is expected to compete with Dubai soon

[@paulandreigillesania5359]

Simon, you need to talk about Whitehall next, and probably how it's equal to Versailles and perhaps Hofburg until it burned

[@bookwyrm2011]

Fascinating as usual.

[@jeremycampbell1686]

Brilliant as always factboy keep up the great work

[@MrPossumeyes]

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[@stephjovi]

Damn you give me a new appreciation for a building I never paid much attention too. Maybe I'll actually go there again in May when I had to Vienna again.

[@reddog-ex4dx]

And that part of the world has been sooooo peaceful ever since!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - From counts to archdukes 5:40 - Mid roll ads 7:15 - Chapter 2 - From archduchy to empire 12:15 - Chapter 3 - From empire to dissolution 15:55 - Chapter 4 - Vienna waits for you

[@Somedayillmakeahistoryvideo]

Does anyone know what the name of the song for the chapter 3 title card is?

[@snickersplyerit7298]

i love how he showed 2 portuguese buildings in the first images

[@anyawillowfan]

I would love to see a video about the Crystal Palace built for the 1851 World Fair Exhibition in London.

[@marinaro69]

You should do a video on the castle in Malbork, built by the Teutonic Knights, largest brick castle in Europe

[@familyfamily8763]

How about a video of Denver Airport? It has a lot of conspiracy around it's tunnels also not to mention the art on the walls.

[@nathanielmoore87]

America does have castles! There's Hearst Castle in California and of course Cinderella Castle at Disney World. (That 2nd one may be a bit of a stretch, but hey, America is a young country 🤔)

[@KW-qd1bi]

Hearst castle would be a great video

[@johnmiller8975]

Add Biltmore to that list, and since it's a direct rip of Chambord add that one too

[@keithprice4711]

There is also a castle in Ohio built in like the 1990s 😂🇺🇲

[@nathanielmoore87]

@@keithprice4711 There's a few actually. Most were built by 19th and early 20th century steel and rubber barons. Glamorgan Castle comes to mind. I love that Ohio has a lot of neo-gothic architecture in churches, libraries, and other public buildings too.

[@galbax1]

Actually only the President of the Republic has his offices in the Hofburg these days, no other governmental use except temporary during renovation of the Parliament building. No mentions of current use. And a picture of the Budapast Castle at 9:59 in between. A talk about the Palace should include the fire destroying the Redoute wing imho.

[@ivbeentrollxd1298]

Hey! When are you going to recognise the marvel that is Kailash temple in India? Your channel is nothing without a 120 minute presentation of THE most wonderful and best interpretation of architecture on the face of the planet! Let's see if your handlers allow it...

[@souliedaniel6700]

9.59 this is not the Hofburg but the royal castle in Budapest

[@hennrysmustache]

You did it as a side project about a year ago but would love to see you do a mega project episode on the Hungarian Parliament Building

[@aoilpe]

The Habsburg (castle) is located close to Brugg/Switzerland…

[@twocvbloke]

They did like to build overly large shiny things, kind of a statement that a small person thought they were a lot bigger than they actually were... :P

[@darthvein3]

Video idea. Hearst castle in California

[@amytaylor8487]

Hello there 👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?God bless you!❤️

[@MrPossumeyes]

@@amytaylor8487 Troll alert

[@789e2d]

Nazis did not undermine Austrian "democracy". When they took over, we already had a fascist dictatorship of our own.

[@generalfeldmarschall3781]

Sad dollfuß and schussnigg noises

[@vitorpereira9515]

That is, before the Nazis screwed the Austrians, the Austrians were already screwed.

[@nancytestani1470]

So cool,

[@lolcityexpress]

The Hofburg is NOT A CASTLE SIMON!!! It's a palace. Very important distinction. A castle is a defensive structure, while a palace is most certainly not. It's important not to use the two interchangeable.

[@r.w.s8177]

In this case, der term "castle" is not wrong although you are right. The translation of "burg" is "castle", so "Hofburg" means "court castle", dating back to its origins as a castle. I guess thats why he used the translated version.

[@ArionRDAW]

Q: "What's so special about a castle?" A: Maaaaaaaachicolationssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

[@bryancorbellini4952]

Have you done the rise and fall of Pan AM? Or perhaps the creation of modern Air traffic control?

[@DragonKingGaav]

Schönbrunn Palace video next!

[@MaxiTB]

It was teased in the video after all; plus it has a zoo attached 🙂

[@johnmiller8975]

I'd rather a vid about that one honestly

[@JustaMuteCat]

“Every country has a castle” Really Simon?

[@GuntherRommel]

"Are you sick of the intro yet?" Well, Danny didn't write it, so most likely. Sorry, Megaprojects writer.

[@daanyd13]

I'm sure this is ignorance but on the top right of the map of Europe you posted in the video why does it say cc Trajan 117? I've seen it before and have wondered...especially because my mind wanders towards Trajan the emperor of Rome circa around that very time lol

[@xy1468]

Housing the parliament for a few years while the original building is being renovated does NOT make the Hofburg the Seat of Government.

[@Carewolf]

The privy council are what we call the guys settling the state of the world while on the privy.

[@scottbruffy9071]

Love the Billy Joel reference

[@amytaylor8487]

Hello there 👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?God bless you!❤️

[@MrPossumeyes]

@@amytaylor8487 Troll alert

[@garikaimadzikanda5951]

Which then leads us to ask for a Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace vid

[@paulswabek173]

Been there. It's huge

[@Scout-Fanfiction]

Can we do a side project on Fenway Park?

[@duncancurtis1758]

Mary Berry lives in a castle with a screaming doorbell🤣🤣

[@csonracsonra9962]

Wow it's almost as big as the Biltmore house here in North Carolina

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@truecerium4924]

Many thanks for shining some light in the Hofburg. It is too often overlooked as it doesn´t have the splendor of Versailles, lacks the luster of a royal family like the Buckingham Palace or is not as iconic as Neuschwanstein.

[@miguelgallardo4504]

You should do a mega projects on the Nepolionic wars!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@MadJustin7]

5:07 AND THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!

[@parpar3]

The picture used at 10:00 does not show Vienna.

[@lazy_lefty]

Does anybody know the name of the painting at 13:28? I know I've seen it before but I can't remember the name or the artist...

[@kurteibensteiner2736]

"Wien, im Stadtpark" ("Vienna, at City Park") by Franz Alt (1821-1914)

[@rybohh]

Video suggestion Edinburgh Castle.

[@ravertaking6343]

The U.S. has the Gillette castle in Connecticut.

[@bobiseverywhere]

One day you'll get those links in there LOL

[@schifferfoto8659]

As a matter of fact, I am Austrian, and I am pretty sure, the dynasty refers to themselves as Habsburg. No idea, where you got the P from. Otherwise interesting video!

[@ricknick5318]

Squarespace just use the golden ratio and your web space will be fine

[@theUglyGypsy]

How about an episode for one of your channels on the monty python folks? Maybe running out of money on holy Grail?

[@simracingsemantics9821]

my brother in christ how many channels do you have

[@Flamus4head]

There is a typo in the title dude. Its Habsburg

[@jamesowens7148]

SHADIVERSITY!

[@dylanb3431]

Music from 12:17?

[@lj5801]

20th century Austria was considered the most brilliant country in the world: they convinced almost everyone that Beethoven was Austrian and Hitler was German! 15 euros is cheaper that what Boston, Chicago, and New York charge to get into their art museums.

[@alkatiawri3741]

Can you make a video about the f-15 fighter jet?

[@atinamelk1867]

Could you please correct the „Habsburg“ in the title? Thx

[@johnathonherring2583]

America has a castle. The Biltmore Estate.

[@art1muz13]

SO AFTER SUBBING TO YOUR CHANNELS, THAT I FOUND TANTALIZING, WHERE'S THE BLOODY TURKEY CASTLE CHANNEL????

[@kyleroth1025]

Baroque architecture makes the owners go broke.

[@jarlvinduskarm]

typo in title? hapsburg instead of habsburg?

[@eszterhorvath2599]

Its not Hapsburg in title but Habsburg

[@Templeboyviii]

Grand palace Bangkok please!

[@nancytestani1470]

If it is not Baroque…Don’t fix it..

[@DMJoeBing]

*gratuitous Monty Python reference*

[@JC-ks3yk]

When studying European history, just start at 1848 and move forward or backward from there....

[@ComicBookGuy82]

TIL: English spell Habsburg with a P

[@Redacted2898]

No... we dont

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Not really.. put that to the ignorant American researchers and scriptwriters and editors.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

No birds.

[@marcomuhrer-schwaiger6596]

Simon, I'm a big fan of yours....but it is Habsburg 😁

[@jedetraktor_cz]

haBsburg please

[@amytaylor8487]

Hello there 👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?God bless you!❤️

[@MrPossumeyes]

@@amytaylor8487 Troll alert

[@M21assult]

Americans absolutely have castles. At Disney. Lol

[@Flavius_Theodosius]

Why are you writing "Hapsburg" instead of Habsburg, you know, the correct way.

[@owenshebbeare2999]

Blame the ignorant American researchers and scriptwriters and editors.