Schönbrunn: Schloss
Creator: CityRunner
Deployed: YES
Deployed On: Dec 18, 2011
Location: N/A
First to Capture: obelixo
Last Capture: May 16, 2013
Number of Captures: 42
Decimal: 48.18692 16.31363
Degrees: 48° 11.215 16° 18.818
+++ This Munzee is a white sticker without a green edge. +++ Schönbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the imperial family, is one of Europe's most impressive Baroque palace complexes. The land had been in the possession of the Habsburgs since 1569, when the wife of Emperor Ferdinand II. had a summer residence built there in 1642, which she called "Schönbrunn" (meaning "beautiful spring"). The palace and garden complex built here from 1696, after the Turkish occupation, was redesigned from the ground up by Maria Theresia after 1743. For most of the year, the Habsburgs resided in the countless chambers that a large imperial family needed in addition to the formal state rooms. Emperor Franz Joseph, who later married Sisi and reigned from 1848 to 1916, was born here in 1830. The monarch spent his last years entirely in the palace, which became the property of the new Republic of Austria only two years after his death. Today, the palace is part of UNESCO’s cultural heritage due to its historic importance, its unique grounds and its splendid furnishings. +++