Cafe Schloss Schönbrunn

In addition to coffee and tea specialties, the Schönbrunn Palace Café serves diverse breakfast variations and typical Viennese pastries all day. 30 years UNESCO World Heritage | Schönbrunn Palace Skip to main content Menu close English en Deutsch de Français fr Italiano it International Social Media Facebook Instagram X Youtube Pinterest Threads WeChat 微信 30 years UNESCO World Heritage Site A special anniversary year for Schönbrunn Share Thirty years ago, Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens and Schönbrunn Zoo were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Since then, Schönbrunn has been regarded not only as one of Austria's most important cultural assets, but also as an internationally recognized cultural monument and a popular destination for visitors from all over the world. This was founded on Austria's commitment to preserving its tangible and intangible cultural heritage: on December 18, 1992 , the Republic of Austria signed the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage . At the twentieth session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in December 1996 , the “ Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn ” were added to the World Heritage List . Together with the “Historic Center of the City of Salzburg,” Schönbrunn is thus one of the oldest World Heritage Sites in Austria. The number of World Heritage Sites in Austria has since grown to twelve. The road to UNESCO World Heritage status 1 The careful maintenance and continuous restoration of Schönbrunn Palace and Park have a long tradition and laid the foundation for the ensemble being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. Skip timeline 1642 1696 1743 1873 1918 1945 1996 Owned by the Habsburgs as a hunting ground since the sixteenth century, the “Lusthaus” (pleasure palace) and gardens are referred to as Schönbrunn for the first time in historical sources. As the summer residence of several art-loving empress dowagers, Schönbrunn was a center of cultural life at the early Baroque court of Vienna. Construction begins on the palace, based on plans by Baroque architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, and its basic structure remains unchanged to this day. However, the ambitious project remains unfinished for the time being. Start of the expansion into a summer residence under Maria Theresa. The elements of the palace and gardens that still characterize them today date from the reign of this important monarch, which lasted from 1740 to 1780. In 1778, the palace park was opened to the public. During the Vienna Worl