Schönbrunn Palace, built 1695-1700, lies southwest of central Vienna |
Ehrenhof, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Fountain on the Ehrenhof, the forecourt of Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn |
Horse carriage waits in front of Schönbrunn Palace |
View of the extensive garden behind Schönbrunn Palace stretching to the Glorietta (1757) |
Schloßpark, Schönbrunn |
Schönbrunn took its present form during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa in the 1740's |
Sternbassin, Schloßpark |
Maria Hietzing Kirche, neighboring the Schloßpark |
Palmenhaus, Europe's largest greenhouse, built 1880-1882 |
Wonderful flowers in the Schloßpark |
Schloßpark, Schönbrunn |
Reminders of Antiquity in the Schloßpark, Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn was an Imperial residence until the end of the Habsburg reign after World War I in 1918 |
The last Habsburg Emperor, Karl I, successor to Franz Josef, signed the declaration here ending the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
View of Schönbrunn from the Glorietta, built to commemerate the 1757 defeat of Prussia in the Seven Years War |
Arms adorn the Glorietta |
Rundbassin (Round Basin) Schönbrunn |
The current layout of the Schloßpark dates from 1772-1780 |
Statue in the Schloßpark |
The Schönbrunn Van |
Max at Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn Palace - north side |
Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn Palace |
Schönbrunn Palace |
Hercules Slaying the Nemean Lion |
Hercules Fighting the Dragon in the Garden of the Hesperides |
Schloß Schönbrunn |
Schloß Schönbrunn |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Schönbrunn Palace - south side |
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus by Joseph Baptist Hagenauer |
Perseus by Johann Wilhelm Beyer |
Heracles by Ignaz Platzer |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Max behind the Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptune Fountain, Schönbrunn Palace |
Max, Schönbrunn Palace |
Max, Schönbrunn Palace |
Max, Schönbrunn Palace |
Max, Schönbrunn Palace |
Me and Max, Schönbrunn Palace |
Neptunbrunnen Panorama |
Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Neptunbrunnen, Schloß Schönbrunn |
"Roman Ruins" 1778, Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Vltava and Elbe, Roman Ruins, Schönbrunn Palace Garden |
"Roman Ruins" 1778, Palace Garden, Schloß Schönbrunn |
Lunch at Schönbrunn Palace |
Schloß Schönbrunn |
Restaurant Schönbrunner Stöckl |
Schloss Schönbrunn, built 1695-1700, remodeled 1743-1749 |