Schönbrunn Palace

1638

Country

Austria

City

Hietzing

Heritage designation

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site

Architect

Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna. The name Schönbrunn has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.