Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn World Heritage Site

Official name: Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn | UNESCO
Country: Austria | Map
Continent: Europe
Location: Vienna
48.1866° Lat, 16.3133° Lon | Map
Code: 786
Time Zone: Europe/Vienna (CEST, +0200)
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Category: Cultural
Description: Inscribed 1996. From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors. It was designed by the architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Nicolaus Pacassi and is full of outstanding examples of decorative art. Together with its gardens, the site of the world’s first zoo in 1752, it is a remarkable Baroque ensemble and a perfect example of Gesamtkunstwerk .