Point of interest
Gloriette Schonbrunn Palace
15 locals recommend,
Location
Wien, Wien
Tips from locals
This is a “thing” built on top of a hill in front of the Habsburg summer palace at Schönbrunn. I’m sure there’s a technical word to describe the Gloriette, but it basically consists of an intricate façade constructed to give palace inhabitants something nice to look at from their bedroom window. We’ve all done it. Anyway, you can look down from the roof over quite a bit of Vienna. It’s not the very best view of the city, but it’s a pretty good one (especially in summer with the Schönbrunn gardens and palace below). As with the Riesenrad, the experience counts as much as the view – you’re standing on a bit of 18th-century history. Inevitably, the Gloriette also houses a coffee shop.
This is a “thing” built on top of a hill in front of the Habsburg summer palace at Schönbrunn. I’m sure there’s a technical word to describe the Gloriette, but it basically consists of an intricate façade constructed to give palace inhabitants something nice to look at from their bedroom window. We…
offers a wonderful view of the city on the high ground behind Schönbrunn Place
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