504 THE FOREST ASD THE FIELD. 



at all of which places is to be found good accommo- 

 dation for man and beast. 



The imperial residence at Schonbrunn, about two 

 miles from Vienna, possesses many attractions, and 

 is well worthy of a visit. The park and the magnifi- 

 cent gardens, the palm-houses, conservatories, and 

 menagerie are always open to the public from 

 morning to night. The gardens are laid out in 

 somewhat the same style as those of Versailles, and 

 are equally as well kept up. The trees are clipped 

 into walls fifty feet high, and on each side, in 

 niches of living green, are colossal marble statues. 

 Broad gravel walks intersect open spaces of green 

 sward, in which are parterres of flowers glowing 

 with the richest colours. In a circle, where five 

 stately avenues meet, is a beautiful fountain (" die 

 Schone Brunnen," from which the place derives its 

 name), adorned with marble statues of river gods 

 and water nymphs ; and crowning a slight eminence 

 is " the Gloriette," a white marble Ionic temple, 

 which was the favourite resort -of the first Napo- 

 leon, as it commands an excellent view of Vienna 

 and the environs. Just outside the park, in the 



