SCHÖNBRUNN - through the Seasons in Vienna, Austria

Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The name Schönbrunn (meaning “beautiful spring”) has its roots in an artesian well from which water was consumed by the court.
The 1,441-room Rococo palace is one of the most important architectural, cultural, and historic monuments in the country. The history of the palace and its vast gardens spans over 300 years, reflecting the changing tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive Habsburg monarchs. It has been a major tourist attraction since the mid-1950s.

^{Source - Wikipedia}

^{All photos are my own.

Many are in albums stored in the cloud on Flickr, I supply links where this is the case.}

SCHÖNBRUNN - AUGUST 2021

^{Walking through the park on a bright late summer day. The link of the title above is to my album on Flickr.}

Let me begin with a bright, sunny day this August, with some select photos:

^{This view is from the side, at the end of my day while walking toward the Hietzing gate}

^{view from the top of the hill, below the Gloriette}

^{the Gloriette - I started my walk from here}

^{one of the many statues lining the park}

^{a attraction is the Neptune Fountain seen from the garden}

^{the Neptune Fountain, a closer look and some details}

^{at times, dark clouds appeared, but sunshine prevailed}

^{still a bright day, but I am about to leave now. See many more photos here on my Flickr Album.}

This was Summer - but earlier this year, I walked through the park in Winter. It was a bit colder then, but also a very nice day in February. There is a bit of snow on the ground, but the temperature was not very cold. Our winters in Vienna are generally mild, except for some odd days when we get a northerly flow.

SCHÖNBRUNN PARK - February 2021

^{that time I also started my walk from the Gloriette}

^{I am dressed for the occasion, but no hat - bad hair day!}

^{a wintery view of the Neptune Fountain}

^{from the Tirolerweg I take the junction toward the Gloriette}

^{view from the Gloriette, the palace in the far distance}

^{not crowded on a day like this - it was also Corona lockdown in effect: but we were allowed to go out for exercise though.}

That day, I walked to the front of the palace also:

more photos in my Flickr Album

And now for an entirely different viewpoint: just recently, October 17th, I walked from Hietzing Gate on the side of the park up to the Tirol Gate through the Botanical Garden.

SCHÖNBRUNN BOTANICAL GARDEN - FALL 2021