Vienna - Schönbrunn Palace (German: Schloss Schönbrunn is a former imperial 1441-room Rococo summer residence in modern Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. The palace and gardens illustrate the tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Habsburg monarchs.
In the year 1569, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II purchased a large floodplain of the Wien river beneath a hill, situated between Meidling and Hietzing, where a former owner, in 1548, had erected a mansion called Katterburg. The emperor ordered the area to be fenced and put game there such as pheasants, ducks, deer and boar, in order to serve as the court's recreational hunting ground. In a small separate part of the area, "exotic" birds such as turkeys and peafowl were kept. Fishponds were built, too.
The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring"), has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.
During the next century, the area was used as a hunting and recreation ground. Especially Eleonora Gonzaga, who loved hunting, spent much time there and was bequeathed the area as her widow's residence after the death of her husband, Ferdinand II. From 1638 to 1643, she added a palace to the Katterburg mansion, while in 1642 came the first mention of the name "Schönbrunn" on an invoice. The origins of the Schönbrunn orangery seem to go back to Eleonora Gonzaga as well.
Following the downfall of the monarchy in 1918 the newly founded Austrian Republic became the owner of Schönbrunn Palace and preserved, as a museum, the rooms and chambers.
After World War II and during the Allied Occupation of Austria (1945–1955) Schönbrunn Palace, which was empty at the time, was requisitioned to provide offices for both the British Delegation to the Allied Commission for Austria and for the Headquarters for the small British Military Garrison present in Vienna.
Later it was used for important events such as the meeting between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.
UNESCO catalogued Schönbrunn Palace on the World Heritage List in 1996, together with its gardens, as a remarkable Baroque ensemble and example of synthesis of the arts (Gesamtkunstwerk).
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Silvio1953 (119497) 2013-10-24 0:48
Ciao Krzysztof, great view of fantastic interior, excellent perspective, lovely symmetry, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
snunney (81693) 2013-10-24 1:17
Wonderful long perspective inside this magnificent salon. Well exposed with very good rendering of the colours and detail.
John_F_Kennedy (42062) 2013-10-24 6:21
Love the angle and all the gold, it looks like a great room. Details, sharpness and colours are great.
Sonata11 (33223) 2013-10-24 6:47
przepiekne wnetrze perfekcyjnie wykonane. Pienie pokazana detale tego przepieniego palacu. Sliczna praca.
lousat (74887) 2013-10-24 8:55
A spectacular interior in a magnificent large view,the people inside give us the exact idea of the dimensions of this place,great capture whit the best exposure of the difficult light and very bright details too.Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
fabbs99 (16151) 2013-10-24 13:04
Interesting shot executed with a superb quality. The DOF, saturation and exposure were managed perfectly.Composition and the light management are also great. Great work! TFS.
mesutilgim (82206) 2013-10-24 13:23
Another nice interior capture with good pov and layout.
Many good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
emka (76255) 2013-10-24 23:57
Znakomita prezentacja wnętrza Schonbrunn. Imponująca barokowa sala. turyści sie tam strasznie tłoczą, a środek pusty, szcżęśliwie. ale treraz są możliwośći z większym formatem, mozna zauważyc tyle szczegółów.
Ja juz (chyba) zakończyłam podróże w tym roku, czas spędzić troche czasu w domu :).
Uściski i życzę miłego weekendu M.
Noel_Byrne (22691) 2013-10-25 8:08
nice to see the interior is as beautiful as the exterior, this place is so opulent. Wonderful interior shot to compliment your recent post of the outside
all the best
adramad (36869) 2013-10-25 9:34
Fabulous composition inside this lavish palace, the image has a large persepectiva the beautiful stucco and paintings, the group of people at the bottom gives the proportions of this large room.
A perfect colorful natural.
A very bright image with optimum clarity.
Enjoy a great weekend.
tedesse (25055) 2013-10-27 13:08
Wspanialy symetryczny kadr, ladne kolory.
- Copyright: Krzysztof Dera (Fis2) (83878)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-05-03
- Categories: Architecture, Artwork
- Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Hoya HMC SUPER UV M77
- Exposure: f/4, 1/50 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-10-24 0:41