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Gloriette

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Gloriette

The Gloriette is the Early Classicist colonnaded structure on the crest of the hill above Schönbrunn Palace, built in 1775 to designs by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg. Fischer von Erlach had already planned a belvedere on the hill as the crowning touch of the Baroque ensemble, but it was only realised when Hohenberg remodelled the park. The building has a central section in the form of a triumphal arch, flanked by arcaded wings with semicircular arches.

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What's inside

The Gloriette served as a dining and festival hall and as a breakfast room for Emperor Franz Joseph I. The dining hall, used until the end of the monarchy, now houses a café, and a viewing platform on the roof overlooks Vienna. The structure was destroyed in the Second World War, restored by 1947 and restored again in 1995, when its central part was glazed and turned into the café. Its sculptures are by the Salzburg sculptor Johann Baptist von Hagenauer.

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Common questions

Is there a café in the Gloriette?

Yes, the Gloriette is home to Café Gloriette, with a view of Vienna.

When was the Gloriette built?

It was built in 1775 to designs by Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg.

Where it is

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