Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace from the Entrance Courtyard
“Schönbrunn” means “beautiful spring [fountain]”.
The statue in the nearer fountain represents the provinces Galicia, Lodomeria, and Transylvania (Siebenbürgen) of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace -View from the Gloriette Pool
The Palace, in its present form, was built in the 1740-50s. It has 1,441 rooms.
The church in the distance to the east of the palace is the Rudolfsheim Parish Church (Pfarrkirche).
Vienna: Schönbrunn Palace – View from the Gloriette
The Gloriette, built in 1775 for Emperor Franz Joseph I, was destroyed in WWII but restored by 1947. It is now a café with an observation platform.
The word “Gloriette” comes from an old French word “gloire”, which meant “little room”. “Gloriette” denotes a formal garden structure built on an elevated site.