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The House of Schwarzenberg is a German ( Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
Aug 13, 2014 · Inscribed with the words, “For Man, Beast and Bird,” it stood in the square until 1990 and was used as a birdbath, public water fountain and sometimes a place for the homeless to wash up. Much of...
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Feb 12, 2024 · Listed for $475,000, the 1,860-square-foot home has finished living space that spans four levels. The two main floors have been maintained with an eye toward historic preservation — but with needed updates for modern living. A spacious, fully renovated third floor has endless possibilities, such as a game room or office.
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- Andy Warhol Museum
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- The Original Oyster House
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Explore Downtown Pittsburgh by land and water on a Just Ducky amphibious vehicle. The tours depart from Station Square on the city’s South Shore which is reached from Downtown by crossing the Smithfield Street Bridge. Hit the Monongahela River to float past Downtown’s stunning skyline before emerging onto terra firma once more to drive around the s...
The Benedum Center For Performing Arts on 7th Street is the place to go to see a Broadway show, opera, ballet or top artist. The Center is a renovated cinema with tiered balconies and has a seating capacity for almost three thousand spectators. Expect world-class performances of dance classics like the Nutcracker Suite or the contemporary version H...
Step back in time to the founding days of Pittsburgh at the Fort Pitt Museum in Commonwealth Place in Point State Park. The museum has both indoor and outdoor exhibits demonstrating the city’s important role in America’s independence. A first-floor gallery allows visitors to experience life in the 18th century with interactive exhibits and live mil...
No matter what time of the year it is, there’s always something happening at the PPG Place Plaza. In the summer, the plaza’s central focus is a cooling display of one-hundred and forty water jets shooting fifteen feet up in the air. The fountain is illuminated in the evenings and the jets dance to a choreographed light show. In winter, from Novembe...
Cross the Andy Warhol Bridge from Downtown Pittsburgh to the city’s North Shore to visit the Andy Warhol Museum. The museum only exhibits works by the late twentieth century master of pop art. The prolific collection of Andy Warhol works at the museum fill seventeen different galleries spread over seven floors covering a total exhibition space of o...
The Olive or Twist is a classy cocktail bar on 6th Street. The bar’s specialty is the Martini and adding unusual twists to traditional cocktail blends. The two-story bar has an upstairs lounge with a VIP area and is decorated throughout with bare brick walls and dark wood furniture making it both warm and stylish. The Olive or Twist present live mu...
Pick up a bicycle from Golden Triangle Bike Rental on First Avenue in and explore the district on two wheels. Cycle along Downtown Pittsburgh’s traffic-free Three Rivers Trail which runs through the district for several miles starting at the Monongahela Wharf Landing all the way to the Riverfront Plaza Convention Center. If that’s not enough mileag...
Heinz Hall on Penn Avenue is home to both the city’s Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Youth Orchestra. The venue originally opened as a luxury cinema in the late 1920s, underwent extensive renovations in the mid-1990s and although the building is externally plain, inside it’s the height of opulence. Heinz Hall hosts around two hundred live per...
The Original Oyster House on Market Squarehas been serving food to the DT community for almost fifteen decades. Any restaurant open for nearly one hundred and fifty years survives for one reason – a top-notch reputation for first-class food and hospitality. While the restaurant name may lead customers to believe oysters are the main item on the men...
The PPG Paints Arena on 5th Avenue is a multi-purpose indoor venue for major league sports events and live concerts. The arena serves as a home base for Pittsburgh’s NHL Ice Hockey team the Pittsburgh Penguins who regularly fill the nineteen thousand seat stadium to maximum capacity. A plethora of international stars have performed at the arena inc...
House of Schwarzenberg. Lords of Seinsheim c.920-1429. The House of Seinsheim regarded Erchanger, Duke of Swabia († 917) as their ancestor.
Jun 21, 2023 · Howard Hanna Real Estate Services. This elegant 5-bedroom penthouse is located in Pittsburgh’s Lumière building and features an open-concept design. A NanaWall in the great room brings the outdoors inside. Floor-to-ceiling windows give the homeowners a breathtaking view of the city and Mellon Park.
The House of Schwarzenberg is a German (Franconian) and Czech (Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
