英語導遊詞:美泉宮

中國塗漆板畫、鍍金製品以及華麗的木雕和巨幅的壁畫，龐大的水晶裝飾吊燈與金葉交相呼應，這就是哈布斯堡200多年的皇宮所在……

a tour of vienna is a tour of monuments to excess.

take schonbrunn palace， for instance. it was the summer palace of the hapsburg monarchs from its construction in 1696 until the fall of the dynasty in 1918. it was enlarged by maria theresa in 1743， and remains today much as she left it.

the million room in it， named after the cost of the decorations - 1 million guilders - is a rococo masterpiece. inset in the paneling are 260 rare miniatures of indo-persian heritage. the frames are real gold leaf， and the paneling is precious wood. this was maria theresa's private salon.

the great gallery， modeled after a room in versailles near paris， has 35-foot ceilings graced with giant frescoes boasting of the power of the austrian army. massive crystal chandeliers reflect in the wall of mirrors， trimmed in gold leaf. other rooms are decorated with chinese lacquered panels， gilded work， ornate wood carvings and large murals.

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可以説，維也納之旅就是對奢華建築物的觀光之旅。

我們以美泉宮為例來看看吧。美泉宮自1696年建成到1918年整個王朝的沒落，一直都是哈布斯堡皇室的夏宮。1743年，瑪麗亞-黛麗莎女皇將其大肆重建，從那時起保持至今。

其中的百萬室，其命名來自於裝飾成本的花費——一百萬盾，是洛可可建築風格的代表作。壁板中鑲嵌的是260塊稀有的`古印度波斯特色的微雕。以純金的金葉為框架，而壁板則是用貴重的木材製成的。這就是瑪麗亞-黛麗莎女皇的私人客廳。

大畫廊是模仿巴黎附近凡爾塞宮的房間而建的。35英尺高的天花板因一幅巨大的壁畫雕刻而生輝，上面描述的是奧地利軍隊的強大實力。龐大的水晶裝飾吊燈反射在小鏡子牆壁上，與金葉交相呼應。其他房間也裝飾着中國塗漆板畫、鍍金製品以及華麗的木雕和巨幅的壁畫。