Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg
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| - | '''Schönbrunn Palace''' ({{lang-de|Schloss Schönbrunn}} {{IPA-de|ʃøːnˈbʁʊn|}}) is a former imperial 1,441-room [[Rococo]] summer residence in modern [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna. The palace and gardens illustrate the tastes, interests, and aspirations of successive [[House of Habsburg|Habsburg]] monarchs. | + | |
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| - | Originally known as the Ruin of Carthage, the '''Roman Ruin''' is a set of [[follies]] that was designed by the architect Johann [[Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg]] and erected as an entirely new architectural feature in 1778. Fully integrated into its parkland surroundings, this architectural ensemble should be understood as a picturesque horticultural feature and not simply as a ruin, which due to lack of maintenance it had increasingly grown to resemble prior to its recent restoration. | + | |
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| - | The fashion for [[picturesque ruin]]s that became widespread with the rise of the [[Romantic movement]] soon after the middle of the 18th century symbolize both the decline of once great powers and the preservation of the remains of a [[heroic past]]. Erected at the same time not far from the Roman Ruin, the Obelisk Fountain was intended to complete the iconographic program of the park at Schönbrunn as a symbol of stability and permanence. | + | |
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| - | The Roman Ruin consists of a rectangular pool enclosed by a massive arch with lateral walls, evoking the impression of an ancient edifice slowly [[crumbling]] into the ground. In the pool in front of the ruin is a seemingly haphazard arrangement of stone fragments supporting a figural group which symbolizes the rivers [[Danube]] and [[Enns]]. | + | |
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