{"id":15251,"date":"2019-05-11T04:59:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T03:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=15251"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:12:31","slug":"kronprinzengarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/kronprinzengarten\/","title":{"rendered":"Privy garden at Sch\u00f6nbrunn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"#tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/schoenbrunnprivygardentickets.jpg\" alt=\"Wild wine leaves\" class=\"wp-image-81781\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The freely-accessible Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens paint lines of colour through the palace park landscape. But if you want a botanical bonus, then visit the hidden privy garden next to the palace&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Private garden behind walls and creepers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patterned by flowers, gravel &amp; box<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the outdoor ticketed areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2026 season: Mar 27 &#8211; Nov 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often hosts a seasonal lights experience through part of winter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book a Sch\u00f6nbrunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/schonbrunn-palace-tickets-l145516\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LGSchPalVenue\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert, tour &amp; more<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/\">Sch\u00f6nbrunn tickets and visitor info<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sch\u00f6nbrunn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15260\">park and gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fit for a prince<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/privygarden-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Privy Garden \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Foto: Alexander Eugen Koller)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German name for the privy garden is the <em>Kronprinzengarten<\/em> or &#8220;garden of the crown princes&#8221;. First constructed in the 18th century, the area passed through various iterations as court architects and their employers refurbished their way through history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial design came from the pen of the opulently-named Jean Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same fellow also had a hand in the building plans for the royal menagerie. That menagerie became today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sightseeing\/palace-of-schonbrunn\/vienna-zoo\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1674\">public zoo<\/a>, which still features some of Jadot de Ville-Issey&#8217;s work (the central restaurant pavilion, for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s privy garden illustrates the gardener&#8217;s ability to bend nature to their will and create patterns out of plant, soil, and stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lower part adjoins the east end of the palace and no doubt once provided a suitable view for an illustrious resident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On my most recent visit, red and yellow tulips raised their heads above slim rectangles of box, with bits of topiary adding an extra dimension&#8230;all hemmed in by hedges and a white balustrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I then walked around the edges of the larger raised upper section to reach a spiral staircase at the end. The top offered views across what you&#8217;d get if you put a mathematician and a horticulturalist in a room with a pen, paper, gardening catalogue, and credit card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Find tickets and experience options for the palace and zoo)<\/p><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-content-type=\"venue\" data-content-ids=\"145516,141990\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_SchPal\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Low hedges of box, coloured sand\/gravel, grass, flowers and shrubs mapped out a geometric pattern across the garden, all flecked in colour as if Henri Matisse had discovered fractal design (which I&#8217;m sure was the look the gardeners were going for). It made a lovely photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once up those stairs, take in the parkland vista.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might believe you&#8217;re visiting a country retreat (as Sch\u00f6nbrunn once was), and not a palace now embedded in the heart of a city with over two million inhabitants. One view looks down a tree-bound alley to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/romanruins\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"149\">Roman ruins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special mention goes to the iron lattice arched walkway that bounds the upper garden, interspersed with dark green and white gateways covered in decades-old Virginia creeper. These must form blazing tunnels of red in autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Tickets &amp; visitor tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden opens during the summer season, which means March 27th to November 2nd in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although closed, then, across winter, you may still find events held within, such as the Imperial Lights experience that appeared in winter 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The privy garden is one of the few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gardens-park\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15260\">outdoor areas<\/a> that requires a ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If doing a self-guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/tour\/\">palace tour<\/a>, consider a ticket upgrade to include the privy garden and other attractions should you be planning a long stay at Sch\u00f6nbrunn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Sch\u00f6nbrunn offered a special gardens ticket. This covered the Kronprinzengarten, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/maze-labyrinth\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15481\">maze area<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/orangery-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15245\">orangery<\/a> (a neighbour of the privy garden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/schonbrunn-classical-concerts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5608\">concert host<\/a>) and the viewing terrace on top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gloriette\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"125\">Gloriette<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to the privy garden<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, find your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/schonbrunn\/gettingthere\/\">way to Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace<\/a> and stand facing the entranceway that leads to the start of the palace tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look left and wander down the road you see. The privy garden entrance and ticket counter are almost immediately on your right. You can&#8217;t miss them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1oN2SutdbrqOx-JViFyKk3v-X_Kw\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The freely-accessible Sch\u00f6nbrunn gardens paint lines of colour through the palace park landscape. But if you want a botanical bonus, then visit the hidden privy garden next to the palace&#8230; Fit for a prince (Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn, Privy Garden \u00a9 Schlo\u00df Sch\u00f6nbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H., Foto: Alexander Eugen Koller) The German name for the privy garden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-schonbrunn","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15251"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88418,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15251\/revisions\/88418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}