Tag: Palm

The Schönbrunn Palm House

Post date May 22, 2012

The Palm House in the palace park at Schönbrunn in Vienna is the largest of its kind on the European continent. It houses dozens of Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical plants. Emperor Franz Joseph commissioned the construction of the Palm House in 1882. Architect Franz Segenschmid had his hands full: with a length of 111 meters, […]

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I didn’t fall but jump off that tree, says Richards

Culture

Post date November 17, 2010

Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards has spoken out on the infamous Fiji Islands palm tree fall incident in which he reportedly sustained serious injuries four years ago.The guitarist told Austrian magazine News: “I know it has been claimed that that thing was a palm tree. But the truth is that I sat down on a […]

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