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Schonbrunn Palace is found in Austria, more precisely in its capital, Vienna. It is the pride of the place, an astonishing palace, an important site both as beauty and cultural aspects.The Schonbrunn Palace is the most often visited tourist attraction in the beautiful city of Vienna.

The site where the palace was build belonged to the manor of the monastery at Klosterneuburg and it is thought to have been bought in 14’Th century and some structures were assembled. In 1548 the mayor of Vienna extended the buildings and transformed the property into a manorial estate. The beauty of the real Schonbrunn Palace was given by the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach who was given by Emperor Leopold the order to make the design for the new palace. The construction that had as a role model the Versailles, begun in 1696 and after three years the first festivities were held in the newly built middle part of the palace.

Next to the Schonbrunn Palace and in the front area are lying beautiful gardens that were long time before used to host pheasants, ducks, deer and boar, in order to serve as court’s recreational hunting ground. Then, in a small separate part of the area, “exotic” birds like turkeys and peafowl were kept. Fishponds were also built there too.

The name Schonbrunn that means “beautifully well” has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court and the legend said that the emperor exclaimed, when seeing it first time “What a beautiful well”.
From 1638 to 1643, a new palace was added to Katterburg, but during the Turkish siege of 1683 some of the buildings were destroyed and unfortunately never restored.

However Schonbrunn Palace is a gorgeous place that must be seen at least once in a lifetime.

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