ANNA SACHER: L'HOTEL - C'EST MOI!
Since 1832 the Viennes Sacher Torte is the most famous cake in the world. It was invented at the kitchen of the mighty chancellor Metternich. The name of the young kitchen apprentice was Sacher. Franz Sacher. His Sacher Torte is one of the culinary ambassadors of Austria.
The hotel Sacher opened its doors in 1876 under the management of Eduard Sacher, the son of Franz. But it was his wife Anna who became the most legendary female hotelier in history. After Eduard's death in 1892, she took over and reigned the hotel and ist various outlets with remarkable style.
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Date: 01/15/2009
Size: 95 items
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1910-Htlsacvie Mit Staff
Anna Sacher's faithful waiters. She had a special hand for her staff ...
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1910-Kitchen Crew
The kitchen staff of Anna Sacher. Here, too, Anna Sacher looked after every detail ...
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1910_Jeritza-Cat
Maria Jeritza left Vienna to conquer the world of opera.
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1910_Melba
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1913-Szemere
Nikolaus von Szemere - an honorary imperial courtier, sportsman, land- and stable owner, an outrageous personality - occupied the entire first floor
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1914-Dreibund
The triple alliance with Germany’s Kaiser William II, Franz Joseph I and the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed Rechad V
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1914-Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Hotel Sacher Wien 1928-Table With Gershwin
Ira, Leonore and George Gershwin with Emmerich Kálmán and Henrietta Poynter at the Sacher in 1928.
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67_1910-anna_sacher
Anna Sacher - the Queen of Austrian hospitality, the legend of hotel-keeping.
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