Schönbrunn Palace (German: Schloss Schönbrunn [ʃøːnˈbʁʊn]; Viennese: Schloss Scheenbrunn) is a former imperial summer residence located in Vienna, Austria. The 1,441-room Baroque palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historical monuments in the country. Since the mid-1950s it has been a major tourist attraction. The history of the palace and its vast gardens spans over 300 years, reflecting the changing tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Habsburgmonarchs.
In the year 1569, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian IIpurchased a large floodplain of the Wien river beneath a hill, situated between Meidling and Hietzing, where a former owner, in 1548, had erected a mansion calledKatterburg. During the next century, the area was used as a hunting and recreation ground. EspeciallyEleonora Gonzaga, who loved hunting, spent much time there and was bequeathed the area as her widow's residence after the death of her husband, Ferdinand II. From 1638 to 1643, she added a palace to the Katterburg mansion. The Schönbrunn Palace in its present form was built and remodelled in 1740–50s during the reign of empressMaria Theresa who received the estate as a wedding gift. Franz I commissioned the redecoration of the palace exterior in neoclassical style as it appears today.
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| Inside the Palace |
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| Palace Garden |
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