This book is bilingual:
Heinrich Ferstel built it, the world visits it. The Café Central at the Palais Ferstel is one of the most famous coffee houses of the world. Read about Sultan Suleiman, who’s Turkish army left tons of coffee in Vienna. Meet the famous characters like Peter Altenberg, Kraus, Schiele, Klimt, Salten and Freud. Very recently Queen Sirikit of Thailand gave a luncheon here. Visit the imperial Vienna of Emperor Franz Joseph and the modern Vienna of artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Many stories go with all these…

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During the 1880s, an oriental palace rose in stone and mortar from the desert, decorated by the most lavish interior design ever seen. The Mena House, born as a luxurious hotel on grounds famous for hospitality since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, became the jewel in the crown of the greatest legends of the Orient. This book tells its story and delves into the fascinating past of Egypt.
Learn about the Pyramids & Hieroglyphics, the building of the Suez Canal, the true story of Aida,…

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