Architecture

The Royal Chamber is entirely covered with granite.

The most photographed place in the Alcázar is the Courtyard of the Virgins.

The site for the Opéra Garnier was chosen by Georges-Eugene Haussmann, prefect of the French department of the Seine and considered the urban planner of Paris.

It took over two decades and around 22,000 laborers and artisans to complete the construction.

The king never intended to open the palace to the public. However, just six weeks after the king's death, Prince Regent Luitpold Wittelsbach ordered the palace to be opened to visitors for a fee.

After the death of Louis XIII, the estate became the property of his son and successor Louis XIV.

The cost of the 1250-square-meter house was huge.

The name of the village was changed to Schönbrunn.

Schönbrunn in its present form appeared between 1740 and 1750, during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa.

After the completion of Stonehenge, human activity continued at the site for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.