Interesting Places I've Photographed
Gloriette at Schönbrunn Palace Gardens
Vienna, Austria
Topic: Palaces
GPS: N48° 10.697; E016° 18.523
Quick Description:
The Gloriette is located in the gardens at Schönbrunn Palace.
Long Description:
A gloriette is a
building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the
surroundings. The largest and probably most well-known gloriette the world is in
the Gardens of the Schönbrunn Palace. It was built in 1775 according to the
plans of Austrian imperial architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg.
It serves as the viewing point for the garden and palace. The Gloriette's
decorative sculptures were made by the famous Salzburg sculptor Johann Baptist
von Hagenauer. The Gloriette was restored in 1947 again in 1995.
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