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The Baroque building of the Augarten Porcelain Manufactory

immense complex of 1,382 decorated with frescoes by (the Elder) all gave concerts in
assisted housing apartments Andrea Pozzo, a masterpiece of the park pavilion, which was
and recrea tional facilities, and Baroque interior design. once the imperial porcelain
is the most celebrated of the The palace houses the art factory. Renovated in 2011,
housing develop ments of that collection of Prince Hans-Adam the pavilion now houses the
period. The project’s architect, II von und zu Liechtenstein – one Porcelain Museum. This
Karl Ehn, was a pupil of Austrian of the richest private collections museum illustrates the history
architect, Otto Wagner. in the world. The collection is of Vienna porcelain. Several
centred on the Baroque with exhibits on display highlight the
special focus on Rubens, and crafts manship and techniques.
ranges from the Renaissance The manufactory is open to
(for example, Raphael and the the public for guided tours.
Bruegels) through to the early
19th century (Waldmüller and
Füger). The Liechtenstein family 6 Donauinsel
also acquired many masterpieces % Donauinsel, Handelskai.
of modern art, dating from the _ Donauinselfest:
early 20th century. The palace ∑ danauinselfest.at
stands in an extensive garden,
which was remodelled in the The numerous side-arms and
19th century in the English style. rivulets of the Danube river
regularly flooded the town
until it was first canalized
5 Augarten between 1870 and 1875. The
second period of canalization
Obere Augartenstrasse 1. Map 3 D1.
Tel 21 12 418. % U-Taborstrasse. in the Vienna region began in
v 2, 5, 31. @ 5A, 5B. Augarten. 1972 and was completed in
The delightful ceiling frescoes in the Palace: Open guided tours 10:15am 1987. The New Danube,
Liechtenstein Garden Palace & 11:30am Mon–Fri (manufactory), a 5-km (3-mile) canal that acts
10am–6pm Mon–Sat (museum). as an “overflow”, dates from
4 Liechtenstein Closed Sun & public hols. this period.
Garden Palace ∑ augarten.at The wooded island created
between the Danube and
Fürstengasse 1. Map 2 A1. Tel 319 57 There has been a palace on this its canals by the first stage
67-167. % Friedensbrücke. @ 40A. site since the days of Leopold I, of canalization is known as
v D. Open for guided tours by but it was destroyed by the Turks Donauinsel, or Danube Island.
reservation only. in 1683 and then rebuilt around It is Vienna’s largest recreation
1700 to designs attributed to area and a favourite with the
Completed in 1692 to designs Johann Bernhard Fischer von local population, who come
by Domenico Martinelli in the Erlach. Since 1948 it has been here to swim and sunbathe in
Rococo style, this was the the home of the world-famous the summer. The vast park is
Liechtenstein family’s summer Vienna Boys’ Choir and is con- criss-crossed by dozens of
palace. It has a monumental sequently closed to the public. avenues, walking and cycling
façade, with tall pilasters and The surrounding park is one paths, and picnic areas with
typically Baroque windows. of the oldest in Vienna; it was built-in barbecues, as well as
Inside, the colourful ceiling first planted in 1650 by Emperor nudist areas. Even water-skiing
paintings in the vast ground- Ferdinand III, later renewed and and surfing are possible.
floor room are the work of opened to the public in 1775. The Danube Island Festival,
Johann Michael Rottmayr. Vault Topiary lines long paths and the held each June, is the biggest
paintings by Antonio Belucci handsome gates were designed free open-air festival of music
can be seen on both sides of by Isidor Canevale. Mozart, and food in Europe, claiming as
the stairway. The grand hall is Beethoven and Johann Strauss many as three million visitors.

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