Schoenbrunn Palace

Also known as Schloss Schoenbrunn

Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna's Hietzing district is the Habsburg dynasty's summer residence, a 1,441-room Baroque building completed under Maria Theresia in the 1750s and painted in the yellow that became so associated with imperial authority that it is now called Schoenbrunn yellow.

Schoenbrunn Palace is Austria’s most visited attraction and the primary surviving residence of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Central Europe for six centuries. The 1,441-room Baroque palace in Vienna’s Hietzing district was built for Emperor Leopold I and rebuilt by Maria Theresia in the 1750s; its distinctive yellow facade became so identified with imperial authority that the color is now called Schoenbrunn yellow. Napoleon occupied the building twice. Franz Joseph I, whose 68-year reign was the longest in European history, was born and died here. The gardens, Gloriette viewpoint, and surrounding parkland are free to enter year-round. Palace interior tours require a ticket; book timed entry in summer. U4 to Schoenbrunn takes 15 minutes from the city center. The Schoenbrunn Zoo in the palace grounds is the world’s oldest, founded in 1752.