The Emperor's visits

Franz Joseph visited Lviv five times. However, even in his absence, the Lvivians had the opportunity to celebrate in his honour, occasionally showing their loyalty and gratitude to the beloved monarch. While the main celebrations took place, as a rule, in Vienna, in Lviv they burnished their own rituals, which became increasingly massive over the years, the programs becoming more intense. Of course, these celebrations are not comparable to the emperor's visits, but they also contained all the "mandatory attributes" of the imperial celebration, which were attended by officials, military, clergy and "grateful people."