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Schönbrunn Palace (German: Schloss Schönbrunn [ˈʃlɔs ʃøːnˈbʁʊn] ⓘ; Central Bavarian: Schloss Scheenbrunn) was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring") has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.
The largest and probably best-known gloriette is in the Schönbrunn Palace garden in Vienna.Built in 1775 as the last building constructed in the garden according to the plans of Austrian imperial architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg as a "temple of renown" to serve as both a focal point and a lookout point for the garden, it was used as a dining hall and festival hall as well ...
The sculptures in the Schönbrunn Garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria were created between 1773 and 1780 under the direction of Johann Wilhelm Beyer, a German artist and garden designer. The Great Parterre of Schönbrunn Garden is lined on both sides with 32 over life-size sculptures that represent mythological deities and virtues.
The Schönbrunn Palace also recorded a drop in visitors, but its profits actually increased by a third. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Tiergarten Schönbrunn reported a "record drop" of 70% in February 2009 [ note 2 ] (50% for the first quarter of 2009).
The Imperial Pleasure Palace Schönbrunn, Courtyard Side, in German: Das kaiserliche Lustschloß Schönbrunn, Ehrenhofseite, is a painting created in 1759–1760 by the Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto. It depicts the palace of Schönbrunn in Vienna, after a renovation in 1744–1749 by Nicolò Pacassi.
The palace itself features one-dozen suites, while the adjacent Meierhof — or administrative building — features more than 50 guest rooms, including three “Sound of Music” rooms.
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