Having circumnavigated the centre of Vienna exhaustively for five days, by last Saturday it was time for change.
Schloss Schonbrunn is one of the palaces built by the Hapsburgs beyond the constraints of the original city. The scale of the building is breath takingly gigantic, set amongst beautiful formal drives and parkland, however the building exudes the feeling of a stage set and its sheer size means its detailing only works at a distance with the building as part of a wider ensemble. On closer inspection the buildings details are austere and quite minimal; possibly due to a desire to create maximum impact for as little money as possible.
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