Schonbrunn Castle lies very close to the center of Vienna,
only about 4 miles out. The whole area including the gorgeous garden takes up
435 acres. According to the website Vews on Cities, it takes at least a half a
day to visit the whole palace and garden. Some history I learned while
researching this castle is that Emperor Maximilian II converted the existing
castle inot a hunting lodge. As legend has it his son, Emperor Matthias,
discovered a beautiful spring while hunting there and exclaimed ‘So ein
schooner Brunnen’ (what a beautiful spring), which this led to the name
Schonbrunn (Views on Cities). I thought that was something interesting because
I do not think I would have just learned that while I was there so I am glad we
have to do research about the places first.
After the Turkish destroyed the hunting lodge, Emperor
Leopold I requested architect Joann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to construct a
palace that would outshine Versailles. However, because of costly wars and
other expenses, Leopold had to settle for a more modest design (Views on
Cities).
After reading more about the interior of the castle I found
that there are 1441 rooms and halls in the complex. The interior has both
Baroque and Rococo styles. Most of the walls and ceilings are covered with
white-lacquered surfaces with ornamentation covered with gold leaf (Schonbrunn
Palace). Many of the rooms are shown to the public on guided tours.
As I mentioned in earlier blogs I love looking at castles!
They are so beautiful to me and I am super excited to visit this one!
Schonbrunn Palace."Schönbrunn Palace." -
VIENNA – NOW OR NEVER. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.
References:
View on Cities. "Schönbrunn Palace." ,
Vienna. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.
Photo References:
http://www.onedreamtravel.com/tourist-attractions-in-vienna/
http://www.schoenbrunn.at/uploads/tx_vcslides/Vieux-Laque-Zimmer_800x350_01.jpg
Beautiful view of Schonbrunn Castle!
This is just gorgeous!
No comments:
Post a Comment