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Schönbrunn

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Schönbrunn (shönbrn`), former imperial palace in Vienna, built during the reigns of Emperor Charles VI and Maria Theresa. Mainly designed by Fischer von Erlach Fischer von Erlach, Johann Bernhard (yō`hän bĕrn`härt fĭsh`ər fən ēr`läkh)
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, it is a splendid example of Austrian baroque. Its beautiful park, emulating Versailles, has a large zoological and botanical garden. Both palace and park were damaged during World War II. By the

Peace of Schönbrunn (1809), imposed by Napoleon I Napoleon I (nəpō`lēən, Fr. näpôlāōN`), 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b.
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, Austria temporarily lost W Galicia to the grand duchy of Warsaw, and Illyria to France.



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