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The Schönbrunn Palm House

The Palm House in the palace park at Schönbrunn in Vienna is the largest of its kind on the European continent.

It houses dozens of Mediterranean, tropical and subtropical plants.

Emperor Franz Joseph commissioned the construction of the Palm House in 1882. Architect Franz Segenschmid had his hands full: with a length of 111 meters, 2,500 square meters in area and 4,900 square meters of glass, it is the largest Palm House on the European continent. 45,000 glass panes were installed.