At the Schönbrunn Palace, city of Vienna, Austria

 The Schönbrunn Palace was once the summer home of the Hapsburg family.

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(in Vienna, Austria) The Hapsburgs were the ruling family of Austria for many years Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441- room Rococo summer residence. It is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria. Since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. This was the court's recreational hunting ground. In a separate part of the area, "exotic" birds like turkeys and peafowl were kept.The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring") is from an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court. Eleonora Gonzaga, who loved hunting, spent much time there. She was given the area as her widow's residence after the death of her husband, Ferdinand II. The sculpted garden space between the palace and the Sun Fountain is called the Great Parterre. The French garden, a big part of the area, was planned by Jean Trehet in 1695. It has a Maze. Western parts were turned into English garden style in 1828–1852. At the outmost western edge, a botanical garden was made in 1828. Lining the Great Parterre are 32 sculptures, which represent deities and virtues. After the end of the monarchy in 1918, the new Austrian Republic became the owner of Schönbrunn Palace. They made it a museum. (Later it was used for events like the meeting between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev in 1961.) UNESCO designated Schönbrunn Palace a World Heritage site in 1996, together with its gardens, as a  Baroque ensemble (and an example of synthesis of the arts.)

+ Schloss Schönbrunn, with Neptune's Fountain and the Gloriette, on the grounds of Schönbrunn, in Vienna. Tiergarten, perhaps the oldest zoo in Europe, was founded within the grounds in 1752.
+ The Schönbrunn Palace is Austria's most frequently visited tourist attraction.

In the year 1569, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II purchased a floodplain of the Wien river. The emperor put game there. This was the court's recreational hunting ground. + The name Schönbrunn (meaning "beautiful spring") is from 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. Eleonora Gonzaga, who loved hunting, spent much time there. She was given the area as her widow's residence after the death of her husband, Ferdinand II. In 1642 it was called "Schönbrunn" for the first time. The sculpted garden space between the palace and the Sun Fountain is called the Great Parterre. Lining the Great Parterre are 32 sculptures, which represent deities and virtues. After the end of the monarchy in 1918, the new Austrian Republic became the owner of Schönbrunn Palace. They soon made it a museum.
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.