Schönbrunn Palace Entrance

Schönbrunn Palace. Front façade on the Court of Honor. Initially constructed in 1619, rebuilt in 1696, and again in the Baroque style in 1744-1750. The palace is said to contain 1,441 rooms. Schönbrunner Schlossstrasse 47. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn. UNESCO World Heritage site. "The imperial palace of Schönbrunn is the usual summer residence of the emperor (accessible in his absence only). It stands on the site of a hunting-lodge of 1570, enlarged in 1619, and named after a 'beautiful fountain', but destroyed during the Turkish siege of 1683. A magnificent new building was begun in 1696 by J. B. Fischer von Erlach but was left unfinished at the death of Emp. Joseph I in 1705. Under Maria Theresa, who often resided here, the building of the château was resumed from new designs by Nic. Pacassi in 1744, and it owes its present form to her and to her son Joseph II. In plan it vies with the palace of Versailles , the model of all the royal residences of that period, but the edifice itself is only about 660 ft. in length."--Baedeker 1909 P1260159p1