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View both the special
character of the Tyrol countryside and Vienna, the former center of the Habsburg
Empire. Visit the monumental palaces, abbeys, churches, and royal art collections
that were the centerpieces of an empire that traced its heritage to Charlemagne
and was, at one time, the greatest domain in Europe. Talk about the glorious end
to that empire at the turn of the century. It is a period that has been called
the "colorful sunset" and the "gay apocalypse." Out of that collapse there
developed the hothouse of exciting ideas and creations that led to the modern
era. In Austria, Freud's psychology, Schönberg's new music, Wittgenstein's
philosophy, the paintings of Klimt and Schiele, and the modern architecture of
Wagner and Loos all interacted to define our century. We will see all of this
and attend musical concerts, masses and performances in all of the towns and
cities we visit.
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