Jagdschloss Karmel Mayerling
Jagdschloss Karmel Mayerling
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zdaati
Vienna, Austria4,587 contributions
Jan 2021 • Couples
Have visited this before as this time due to covid was closed. Still nice to see from outside, quite big area with a nice brand new information center and the main chapel and where the tragedy happened with some showrooms and then the candle chapel. When you come here a must to visit.
Written 25 January 2021
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Andrew S
Rockville, MD110 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
We visited this site as part of a tour that also included Heiligenkreuz abbey and the nearby gypsum mine and artificial underground lake. The hunting lodge at Mayerling is the site of the (apparent) double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf, Emperor Francis Joseph's only son, and his teenage mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera on 30 January 1889. Shortly after the tragedy, part of the lodge was turned into a Carmelite monastery, where the nuns pray for the soul of the deceased. There is a detailed exhibit adjoining the chapel which explores the events, the evidence, the circumstances, and the theories concerning the deaths of Rudolf and Mary. Separate from the site is a gift shop. Somewhat paradoxically, the surrounding mountain landscape is utterly beautiful. Altogether this site is both informative and melancholy.
Written 14 August 2017
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BridgetJ712
Luton, UK161 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
Given the sad history of this place it is really beautiful and solemnly peaceful, take your time and don't rush this place and it will be worth the visit. We have made the mistake of visiting Mayerling as part of an organised tour, which didn't give us the time needed to explore it thoroughly. So if possible organise to get there by yourself. The drive from Vienna is also picturesque
Written 18 July 2017
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AndaLibra
Bucharest, Romania174 contributions
Dec 2018 • Couples
We took a tour from Vienna to visit Mayerling and Heiliger Kreuz Abbey, both located no more than 60 km away from the city. If you are not keen on finding out details about how this personal decision of Kronprinz Rudolph affected recent European history, don't go. The museum itself consists in a couple of rooms with pictures of facsimile documents, paintings and some personal effects owned by main actors of this drama. Chapel is small and intimate, prompting traveler to spend a moment of reflection. The natural landscape is very nice. For us it certainly was worth the time.
Written 8 March 2019
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East_Coast_Foodie
Anderson, SC318 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
After visiting the monastery in Heiligenkreuz, our tour took us to this "museum" ... most of us thought that this stop was a waste of our time. The "museum" commemorates a murder/suicide scandal in the Hapsburg Dynasty. I think it was a result of too much in-breeding!
Written 10 July 2018
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Glyn E
Hayling Island, UK5,874 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
Well we knew the bones of the story, but the (small) Museum and the associated church really brought it to life.
Just a shame that the family felt obliged to demolish the coach house immediately after the murder / suicide.
And as for whisking the body of Mary the mistress away in a coach, propped up between two servants, to pretend she wasn't dead ! Glad she appears to have found peace in her 4th coffin / resting place. What a saga.
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Just a shame that the family felt obliged to demolish the coach house immediately after the murder / suicide.
And as for whisking the body of Mary the mistress away in a coach, propped up between two servants, to pretend she wasn't dead ! Glad she appears to have found peace in her 4th coffin / resting place. What a saga.
Hayling Seagoon
Written 8 December 2017
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Jennifer F
Boston56 contributions
Sept 2015 • Solo
The history behind Mayerling is pretty tortured and gray. It was originally a hunting lodge for one of the royal families, then there was a tragic "incident" that resulted in the death of the only heir to the throne and his mistress. So his father immediately turned the accident scene from a bedroom / hunting lodge to a chapel / convent.
It bothered me that nobody was willing to speculate on what actually happened according to the tour guide. Turns out, he's just being polite and respectful of Austrian history. It can be relatively confirmed in letters from the mistress that they had a Romeo/Juliet pact. Thanks Internet.
The chapel and site itself are beautiful but not worth a visit just for them. Try and schedule it so you hit something else at the same time.
It bothered me that nobody was willing to speculate on what actually happened according to the tour guide. Turns out, he's just being polite and respectful of Austrian history. It can be relatively confirmed in letters from the mistress that they had a Romeo/Juliet pact. Thanks Internet.
The chapel and site itself are beautiful but not worth a visit just for them. Try and schedule it so you hit something else at the same time.
Written 22 October 2015
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littlbuddha
Baden, Austria132 contributions
May 2015 • Family
about onehundertfifty years ago a young couple commited suicide and yet hundreds of people come there to "have a look" . . . what for??????????
Written 21 May 2015
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TAIN2013
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2,859 contributions
Aug 2018 • Solo
The small lodge is located in a large estate and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. It is here that crown prince Rudolph - heir apparent to the Austro Hungarian throne committed suicide thus altering the line of succession of the Empire and probably world history.
The lodge itself is pretty simple. The gabled entrance leads to the church of St. Joseph. To one side of the church is a small chapel. The chapel displays a statue of the Madonna with a knife in her heart. A picture of the kneeling Emperor is displayed on one side. It is in this room that the crown prince committed suicide.
The rest of the lodge is a museum dedicated to the suicide and displays the suicide note, the pistol used to commit suicide and other related artifacts. A tea pavilion is also located on the grounds.
The lodge is a must visit for people interested in Austrian history and the Mayerling incident.
The lodge itself is pretty simple. The gabled entrance leads to the church of St. Joseph. To one side of the church is a small chapel. The chapel displays a statue of the Madonna with a knife in her heart. A picture of the kneeling Emperor is displayed on one side. It is in this room that the crown prince committed suicide.
The rest of the lodge is a museum dedicated to the suicide and displays the suicide note, the pistol used to commit suicide and other related artifacts. A tea pavilion is also located on the grounds.
The lodge is a must visit for people interested in Austrian history and the Mayerling incident.
Written 20 July 2019
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George
Nicosia, Cyprus1,899 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
A very big church which also has a museum but I don't think it has to havw a entrance fee for just visiting the church.
Written 1 May 2019
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