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Hermesvilla

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  • Situated on the former imperial hunting grounds of the Lainzer Tiergarten, Emperor Franz Joseph had this little palace built for his wife Elisabeth. Between 1882 and 1886 architect Karl von Hasenauer constructed the splendid villa with its opulent interior, and the imperial couple used to spend May and June here every year. Elisabeth’s bedroom, with a large 18th-century bed once owned by Maria Theresa, is painted with frescoes following Hans Makart’s designs of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream . The villa’s name derives from the Hermes statue in the park.

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Lainzer Tiergarten Bus No. 60A Open Apr–Sep: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun; Oct–Mar: 9am–4:30pm Tue–Sun Adm
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