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  2. Schönbrunn Palace - Wikipedia

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    Schönbrunn is Vienna's most popular tourist destination, which has been attended by 3,800,000 visitors in 2017. [6] The whole Schönbrunn complex with Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Palmenhaus, Wüstenhaus, the Wagenburg, and the Schoenbrunn Palace Concerts accounted for more than five million visitors in 2009. [7]

  3. Hofburg - Wikipedia

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    The Hofburg (German: [hoːf.buʁk]) is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria. Located in the center of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century by Ottokar II of Bohemia and expanded several times afterwards. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn Palace was the summer

  4. Gloriette - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Sculptures in the Schönbrunn Garden - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Schönbrunn Zoo - Wikipedia

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    Schönbrunn Zoo (German: Tiergarten Schönbrunn; also simply called Vienna Zoo) is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoo in the city of Vienna, Austria. Established in 1752, [1] it is the world's oldest zoo still in operation. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being a part of the Schönbrunn Palace gardens. [2]

  7. Franz Joseph I of Austria - Wikipedia

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    Franz Joseph built Villa Schratt in Bad Ischl for her, and also provided her with a small palace in Vienna. [47] Though their relationship lasted for 34 years, it remained platonic. [48] The empress was an inveterate traveller, horsewoman, and fashion maven who was rarely seen in Vienna.