Mayerling

English: Mayerling is a hunting lodge in Lower Austria, where on 30 January 1889 Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, only son of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, was found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera, apparently as a result of suicide. After the death of crown prince Rudolf the Mayerling hunting lodge (the scene of the tragedy) has been demolished upon order of Emperor Franz Joseph. A memorial church was built on the same place, it can be visited today.

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  Hunting lodge and church
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  Façade of the church
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  High-relief sculptures at the door of the church
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  High-relief sculptures
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  Sculpture on the façade of the church
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  Sculpture on the façade of the church
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  High altar of the church
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  Private chapel in the church
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  Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria
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  Crown Prince Rudolph
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  Rest room of the crown prince
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  Rest room with the paintings of emperor Franz Joseph I and empress Elisabeth
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  The emperor and empress at the deathbed of their son
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  Crown Princess Stephanie
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  Mary Vetsera
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  Photos of Crown Princess Stephanie and the dead Crown Prince
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  Helene Vetsera, Mary's mother
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  Final letter of Crown Prince Rudolph; photo of Crown Princess Stephanie
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  30 January 1889
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  Tomb of Mary Vetsera at Heiligenkreuz
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  Another view