The zoo I mentioned later I actually part of this estate.
A garden complete with hedge mazes
And a detached Gloriette (literally meaning Little room') is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. This one was built in 1775 (with the palace) but destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in 1947 and restored in 1995. Now it has a cafe but back in the day they used it for a dining hall and breakfast room for the emperor.
Just for reference this is the view rom the Gloriette to the palace. All those trees are part of the gardens.
Two Sphinx greet you at the grounds entrance.
And once in the palace there are Two Hercules statues which double as heaters! I do love art that also serves a functional purpose. Here he is fighting the dragon. The other one he is fighting the Nemean Lion.
No photos allowed inside the palace but it is as spectacular as the grounds and zoo. You learn a lot about the Austrian aristocracy. The first to live here was Marie Teresa who bore 16 children one of which the unfortunate Marie Antoinette. She had 11 daughters only one allowed to marry for love, the others were married off young for political and diplomatic reasons (like Marie Antoinette). If you are ever in Vienna you must tour this palace and the grounds! And you can see squirrels :).
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