Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
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Tafari
N 48° 11.147 E 016° 18.762
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Schönbrunn Palace with its gardens and park will take you into a magnificent world of Baroque culture. Inside the palace you'll learn all sorts of interesting facts about the imperial family of Habsburg, while you can continue to enjoy further aspects of Baroque culture with a relaxing stroll around the gardens.
Waymark Code: WM5M0
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 01/03/2006
Views: 168
Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most important
cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1960s has also been one of the major
tourist attractions in Vienna. Soon after the end of the monarchy the population
of Vienna discovered the park as an attractive recreational area. Eventually the
palace was also opened to the public, drawing around 1.5 million visitors
annually. The park and all the other attractions at Schönbrunn together see a
further 5.2 million visitors each year, giving a grand total of 6.7 million
visitors to the imposing palace complex each year. At the 20th session of the
World Heritage Committee held in December 1996 Schönbrunn Palace was put on the
list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. Inclusion in this list confirms the importance of the palace and its gardens as
a Baroque work of art.
More Informations you can get
here in different
languages.
The Gardens of Schönbrunn also contain the oldest
zoo of the world founded by Emperor
Franz I. Stephan of Lothringen, the husband of
Maria Theresia in 1752 called "Tiergarten
Schönbrunn". There you can also log a visit at waymark
Vienna Zoo
(WMR0).
Please load up a foto of you in front of the
palace or a prominent point in the gardens!!
Happy waymarking
Ras Tafari