Vienna's sumptuous Schönbrunn Palace

It was built between 1696 and 1712 at the direction of Emperor Leopold I for his son Joseph I. The goal was to have the 1,441-room castle equal the splendor of Versailles.

Read more in Tripatini member Victor Block's post Capitals, Castles, and More on a Danube River Cruise.



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