Chapter 1947 Descendants of the Double-Headed Eagle

When you enter the Golden Hall, you will find that it is far from the splendid place you imagined, and is even a bit shabby. The internal space also appears small due to the large number of people.

Probably because it was built a long time ago, it is now 150 years old. The walls and top of the Golden Hall have faded to varying degrees. This shows the historical, artistic, and architectural value of this music temple that can accommodate 2,000 people. Far beyond its own aesthetic significance.

After entering, the seats were packed with tourists from all over the world who came for pilgrimage.

The Yang family sits in the middle of the second floor and has a good viewing angle.

From an architectural point of view, the construction of the concert hall can be regarded as a model for later generations. In the 19th century, far before the popularization of vocal music, architects adopted a design that is quite exquisite today to give the concert hall a perfect acoustic effect: The almost square cross-section formed by the width and height facilitates sound to reach the auditorium through side reflection in a transparent space;

The division ratio of the boxes on the second floor of the concert hall and the hollow structure under the stage wooden boards have been precisely calculated to achieve a near-perfect reverberation effect.

In such an environment, it seems that the music you listen to is no longer important, because such a magnificent environment itself, even under the dazzling lights and the warm air around it, will make people indulge in the luxurious atmosphere, and the ears Most likely it is closed.

Perhaps it is because everyone has been exposed to it since childhood and has developed a worship-like fascination with the Golden Hall, and recognizes the status of musicians who have performed in the hall.

But in fact, it is not that grand. This hall is just a paid event venue for musicians and music lovers to compete in skills and show themselves. As long as the rent of 30,000 euros is paid, anyone can participate, regardless of their musical literacy. You have the right to rehearse and perform in the Golden Hall. You can sing and perform whatever you want, and you can sing karaoke in it.

According to statistics from a certain media, in less than a year, at least 133 groups in country Z have "sung the Golden Hall"! Amateur groups composed of students, middle-aged and elderly people, and self-entertainment groups composed of migrant workers and entrepreneurs have also appeared on the stage of the Golden Hall. After all, it only costs 30,000 euros. Is this a big deal?

In short, the Golden Hall is definitely overly "deified" in country Z. In terms of architectural beauty or technological sense, many domestic performance venues far surpass the Golden Hall.

If you just come here to listen to a top-level concert, don’t think about so many things. It will definitely make your trip worthwhile, especially if you can catch up with the New Year’s concert in Vienna, it will be even more perfect. Unfortunately, Yang Cheng They were late.

But it doesn’t matter, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra itself is the best, and the performance they gave will never be worse than the New Year’s Concert.

Concerts, like ballet, are the most elegant art and culture in the West. Yang Cheng was born in such a family since he was a child, so he naturally has no shortage of knowledge, especially the qualities that these nobles should have. He has all the qualities.

But maybe because of the foreign soul, he really couldn't appreciate the musical. At first, he cheered up and discussed the problem of wrong sounds with Luo Yue in a decent manner. Unfortunately, he didn't last long, maybe he was too tired. , fell asleep directly.

Fortunately, the one playing on the stage was not a lullaby, otherwise I would have slept more soundly.

Near the end, it was "Radesky March", which was played by the whole audience. This was the custom for performances in the Golden Hall. It was only at this time that Yang Cheng finally found a sense of integration.

When he clapped along with the conductor, he lamented the quality of the Austrian people. They could coordinate very well with almost no conductor. They had clear distinctions between strengths and weaknesses, and they should stop and clap when they should.

The performance ended with everyone happy.

The performance was 90 minutes in total. After the performance ended, it was still early. Alois called Yang Cheng and asked him if he wanted to see another side of Vienna.

Yang Cheng didn't want to go, but Alois said, "Come on, I believe you won't regret it~"

Everyone said that, no matter what, you should go and take a look. Then Yang Cheng was led to a castle on the outskirts of Vienna. Although the sky was dark, Yang Cheng still keenly discovered the flag hanging above the castle - the double black flag. The head eagle was the family symbol of the former rulers of this land.

"Is this a Habsburg family property?" Yang Cheng asked curiously.

Alois smiled mysteriously, "Yes, the once glorious Habsburg family can only earn some gray income to survive."

Yang Cheng was shocked, "It can't be so miserable, right?"

"Hey, speaking of it, doing this business has something to do with their family history. A family with extreme turmoil led to its ultimate destruction." Alois simply said a few words and then shut up. He even teased some words a little. Okay, saying too much is going too far.

There is no doubt about the former glory of the Habsburg family.

Speaking of the sun never setting, many people will probably think of Britain, but in fact it was the Habsburg family who actually coined the term.

If the Habsburg family were just the rulers of a country, it would never have had the same great prestige in European history as it did later. In addition to its long rule that lasted until World War I, the Habsburgs were also proud of the vastness of the territory under their jurisdiction. Heroes.

Since Rudolf, the Habsburg family's territories in Tyrol, Styria and Austria have been connected together, and their sphere of influence stretches from the Swiss mountains eastward to Vienna, becoming the largest prince in southern Germany.

But the most impressive thing about them is that they single-handedly disrupted the genes of the entire European royal family. The Habsburg family, with the black eagle as their coat of arms, obtained overseas territory for the first time, beginning in 1477 with Maximilian I and Burgundy. After the death of Mary of Burgundy in 1483, Maximilian obtained all the territories of the Duke of Burgundy in the name of regent through the marriage of the daughter of Charles the Duke of Burgundy. This resulted in a series of territories from southern France to the Netherlands. into the hands of the Habsburgs.

The most outstanding monarch of the Habsburg family was Charles V. At the age of 6, he inherited the Low Countries (today's Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) from his father Philip. At the age of 16, Charles bypassed his mother and directly became the King of Spain ( Called Carlos I);

After the death of his grandfather Maximilian I in 1519, he was successfully elected as Holy Roman Emperor and inherited the German inheritance from his grandfather.

At this point, Charles V not only ruled the vast territory of Europe, but his spider-web-like empire also acquired colonies in Central and South America, becoming the "empire on which the sun never sets" in the 16th century.

However, as the largest monarch in Europe between Charlemagne and Napoleon, what people at the time talked about most about Charles V was not his military exploits, but his "Habsburg chin".

Charles V was both a beneficiary and a victim of his parents' marriage. The beneficiary was the vast territory across Europe, and the victim was a protruding chin that could not close his mouth.

Charles V was a narcissistic person. He left many portraits during his reign, most of which were painted by the great Renaissance painters Dürer and Titian.

Today's genetics cannot help explain their appearance 500 years ago. At least judging from the portrait of Charles' grandfather Maximilian, the chin is still very normal. However, by Charles V, the style of the portrait was completely off-kilter.

This family characteristic can be clearly seen in the portraits of successive Habsburg monarchs in the 17th century, and was mostly caused by incest marriages.

After Charles abdicated, the Habsburg family was divided into two branches, the Spanish and the Austrian. However, in the short term, their blood relationship was still very close.

Charles' son Philip II married his niece, Anna of Austria. Since then, there have been many marriages between the royal families of the two countries, and the consequences can be seen clearly in the portraits and intelligence of the monarchs.

How did the big chin begin? Current speculation focuses on two directions: one is brought by the Polish Princess Simbergis who married into the Habsburg family in 1412; the other is brought by the Habsburg family, because Albert was born in 1255 It seems that Te I already has a big chin

But the first statement is a bit unreliable. Judging from the portrait, Princess Simbergis's chin is normal, even a little short, but her husband's chin is not small.

Therefore, a more reliable statement is that it was caused by close relatives. This is also the reason for the decline of the Habsburg family. Rudolf, the son of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth, the well-known "Princess Sissi" The prince is the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The character of the crown prince can't help but remind people of his ancestor, the "mad girl" Juana, whose blood is still flowing in the crown prince's body. His father's indifference and autocracy made Rudolf disheartened, and he exiled himself in incest and anesthetics. , became depressed.

In 1889, Rudolf was suddenly found dead in the Royal Hunting Gardens. He ended his life with a pistol. Lying next to him was his 18-year-old lover Mary Vessela, whom Rudolf shot to death a few hours before committing suicide.

The sudden death of the crown prince caught Franz Joseph off guard. In desperation, he appointed his nephew Ferdinand as the successor crown prince. However, the dynasty could not escape the fate of decline. In 1914, Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. Just four years later, The ruined cobweb of the Habsburg dynasty also turned into dust in the smoke of World War I.

The person who received Alois was a descendant of the Habsburg branch, named Cavan. He had the same name as the current family leader living in Bavaria, Grand Duke Cavan, but the relationship was at least three generations different.

"Dear Mr. Alois, welcome to Eagle Castle." Kavin bowed respectfully.

Yang Cheng was slightly surprised, Eagle Castle? The Habsburg family originated in the 6th century AD. It was not until 1020 that they built a castle named Habsburg, or "Eagle Castle", in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Unexpectedly, their descendants would actually live here again. An Eagle Fort was built.

This Kavin is also a human spirit, and he can see the confusion in Yang Cheng's expression at a glance.

Explained, "This Eagle Fort was later acquired from others and renamed~"

Yang Cheng smiled and did not answer, and Cavin added, "The family hopes that the double-headed eagle flag can continue to fly over the homeland, so..."

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