Roman Ruin

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Roman Ruin is an 18th-century garden folly in the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, designed to resemble the remains of an ancient Roman structure.

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Label Occurrences
Roman Ruin canonical 1
Römische Ruine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
garden folly
alsoKnownAs Roman Ruin
surface form: Römische Ruine
architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg
architecturalStyle neo-Roman
picturesque
category Schönbrunn Palace
surface form: Schönbrunn Palace complex

buildings and structures in Hietzing
follies in Austria
commissionedBy Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Emperor Joseph II
completionDate 1779
constructionStart 1778
country Austria
designedToResemble ancient Roman ruins
remains of an ancient Roman structure
era 18th century
hasPart artificial rock fragments
fountain basin
large central arch
rectangular pool in front
sculptural decoration
side wings with arcades
statues of allegorical figures
statues of river gods
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn"
heritageStatus protected historic monument
inception 1778
inspiredBy Temple of Vespasian and Titus
surface form: Temple of Vespasian and Titus in Rome

ancient Roman temple architecture
languageOfAlternateName German
locatedIn Austria
Hietzing
surface form: Hietzing district

Schönbrunn Palace Gardens
surface form: Schönbrunn Palace grounds

Vienna
materialUsed stone
stucco
openToPublic yes
partOf Schönbrunn Palace Gardens
surface form: Schönbrunn Palace park
patron Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Emperor Joseph II
situatedNear Neptune Fountain (Schönbrunn)
situatedOn slope of Schönbrunn hill
theme decay and transience
romanticized antiquity
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Schönbrunn Palace
surface form: Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
usedFor garden ornamentation
picturesque landscape design

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Schönbrunn Palace hasPart Roman Ruin
Roman Ruin alsoKnownAs Roman Ruin
this entity surface form: Römische Ruine