Abstract
Although Schönbrunn is perhaps only of very marginal medical historical interest, you simply must include a visit to this magnificent Baroque palace complex. Schönbrunn can be reached most quikkly by the U4 Underground line. From the station Schönbrunn it is only a few metres to the main entrance to the palace grounds that is flanked by two obelisks. Napoleon had the golden French imperial eagles mounted on top of the obelisks in 1805 when, to humiliate the Habsburgs, he chose Schönbrunn as his residence. In front of us at the far end of the cour d’honneur measuring 24,000 square metres in area is Vienna’s most popular tourist sight that attracts millions of visitors every year: the magnificent Baroque gesamtkunstwerk Schönbrunn.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer-Verlag/Wien
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
(2007). Schönbrunn. In: Vienna A Doctor’s Guide. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-48952-9_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-48952-9_11
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-211-48949-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-211-48952-9
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)