The Imperial Treasury/Schatzkammer

After the library, I finally went on a tour of the Imperial Treasury.  This museum in the Imperial Palace had been on my to-do list ever since I first heard about it last Fall, and it was next-door to the library, so it was great timing to do it today!

This is a sign for an entrance to an old chapel 

connected to the palace.

Museum entrance...duh.  :-P

There were golden and jeweled pieces there from the past 1000 years or so, including some random stuff.

These were used to baptize the royal family.

This is called 'The Crucifix in the Cupboard'.

Christening gowns and blankets for the royal children - 

boys and girls

The most terrifying baby cradle of all time!

A golden Bible

The Austrian National Library

Today, I went to the Austrian National Library b/c of an exhibition there about Hitler's (in)famous Anschluss speech.

(This is a cute souvenir shop around the corner from it.)

One side of the library

I think I've already posted a photo of this balcony, but this is where Hitler delivered the Anschluss on March 13, 1938.

Inside this entrance...

This entrance led to museums.

On the other side of the building was the entrance for the exhibition.

I went up this GORGEOUS staircase! 

Here we go - the library!

Doesn't it look just like the library 

in the movie "Beauty and the Beast"?  

Soooo breathtaking!

The exhibition detailed how the Anschluss occurred, its aftermath, and formerly-prominent Viennese Jews and their reactions to the Anschluss.

These are journals from one of a Jewish woman who had been exiled.  She had kept newspaper clippings in them and detailed accounts of the days of that era.

These black pillars had been at the entrance where I entered the library.

I took this photo because the location for it is 

at the exact train stop where my apartment is.  (!)

The library was soooo incredible, and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to visit Vienna!

Just a cool door I saw in the side of the building on my way out. 

:-P