Contenido

Construida con aproximadamente 600 toneladas de hierro forjado y 120 toneladas de hierro fundido, la Casa de las Palmeras tiene 111 metros de largo, 29 metros de ancho y 25 metros de alto. Está cubierto con 45.000 paneles de vidrio.

El edificio central, de planta rectangular y curvo en el exterior, está unido al norte y al sur por dos anexos de planta cuadrada, conocidos como la "Casa Fría" y la "Casa Tropical". Originalmente, estas tres secciones estaban separadas por paredes de cristal móviles, pero más tarde por otras fijas.

De hierro forjado, se apoya en columnas de hierro fundido en el interior del edificio.

• - Columna ramificada de hierro fundido en forma de árbol.

Technology

In terms of heating, it was initially connected to the Schönbrunn Zoo heating system, but this could also cause problems because higher temperatures, such as those often required for enclosures, overheated the Palm House to the detriment of the plants. In 1904, at the same time as the sundial house, a separate boiler house was built, the exhaust gases of which were carried directly to the palm house by the prevailing westerly wind in Vienna. Austrian Navy cadets were assigned to clean the very dirty windows and also to provide shade (i.e. to work at high altitudes).

In the course of the major restoration from 1986 to 1990, the wishes of the gardeners were taken into account as far as possible.

• - Shading is now done with the push of a button (previously it was done by hand by spreading mats).

• - A basement area was created under the central section for the building's services, where there is also water treatment. Rainwater from the glass roof is collected in two cisterns (120,000 liters each) and used for irrigation. Otherwise, potable water is used.

• - A misting system was installed to control humidity.

• - Plants that are particularly sensitive, such as the coconut palm, have been provided with additional plant heating (similar to underfloor heating) so that their roots planted freely in the ground are protected from the winter cold.

• - The oldest plant in the house is an olive tree with an estimated age of 350 years, which was presented by Spain at the Vienna International Garden Show in 1974 and later donated to the Federal Gardens as a gift.

• - A rarity, rarely grown outside Australia, is the "living fossil" Wollemia nobilis, discovered in 1994. The Austrian plant, which the botanical garden of the University of Vienna received in 2004 on the occasion of its 250th anniversary, was the first donated overseas. It has been on permanent loan to Palmenhaus since 2005.

• - The house also has a Seychelles palm tree, which was grown from one of the nuts that the Republic of Seychelles gave away for reopening in 1990. The seed took about nine months to germinate, and the palm tree can take between 50 and 100 years to bloom for the first time.

• - In August 2001, for the first time in more than 40 years, a water lily of the species Victoria regia "Victoria (plant)"), discovered by the "Austrian Humboldt" Thaddäus Haenke, bloomed in the palm house. It was grown from seeds provided by the Munich Botanical Garden. More than 1,600 visitors arrived in the evening to see the flower opening, which only takes place over two nights. However, the well-known purple discoloration during fading (i.e. on the second night) did not appear.[6] Until now, it has never been possible to obtain a V. regia perennial during winter in the palm house, since its need for light cannot be satisfied with reasonable effort. Therefore, the species must be re-cultivated each year and is not returned to the lily tank until early summer.

• - Traditionally, the largest palm tree is placed in the center of the building or to be more precise, the largest palm tree used to be placed there . Their growth becomes a problem as soon as they threaten to reach the glass ceiling. In 1909, the María-Teresa palm tree[7] reached this size for the first time. For a time, it was pulled at an angle by steel cables, but eventually had to be cut. The possibility of raising the structure, already catalogued, with the personal permission of the Emperor, was also ruled out for reasons of cost. with 18 In February 2008, one of its successors suffered the same fate, namely the Sisi palm, possibly 170 years old. [8] Although it was originally planted in a wooden barrel, it passed through it and then took root so deeply in the ground that it could no longer be transported during the general renovation. In 2007, its upper part reached the lantern "Lantern (architecture)") of the glass house.[9]​

A Livistonia chinensis was again chosen to succeed her. The approximately 50-year-old tub plant, from the stock of the Federal Gardens, was named "Mirna Palm" in honor of the swimmer Mirna Jukić and planted on April 22, 2008.

• - The collection of azaleas, with several specimens over one hundred years old, and that of tree ferns are also worth mentioning. .

• - Der rund 350-jährige Ölbaum.

• - Wollemia nobilis, ein lebendes Fossil.

• - Amorphophallus konjac (Teufelszunge).

• - Rhododendren und Kamelien im 'Kalthaus'.

• - María-Teresa palm tree, 1883.

• - Sisi Palm Tree.

• - Sisi palm tree.

• - Mirna Jukić planting her namesake palm tree.

• - Gerhard Deimel, Kurt Vogl, Ingrid Gregor: " Flower Palace - Schönbrunner's Palm House", Holzhausen Verlag, Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-85493-052-6.

Contenido

Construida con aproximadamente 600 toneladas de hierro forjado y 120 toneladas de hierro fundido, la Casa de las Palmeras tiene 111 metros de largo, 29 metros de ancho y 25 metros de alto. Está cubierto con 45.000 paneles de vidrio.

El edificio central, de planta rectangular y curvo en el exterior, está unido al norte y al sur por dos anexos de planta cuadrada, conocidos como la "Casa Fría" y la "Casa Tropical". Originalmente, estas tres secciones estaban separadas por paredes de cristal móviles, pero más tarde por otras fijas.

De hierro forjado, se apoya en columnas de hierro fundido en el interior del edificio.

• - Columna ramificada de hierro fundido en forma de árbol.

Technology

In terms of heating, it was initially connected to the Schönbrunn Zoo heating system, but this could also cause problems because higher temperatures, such as those often required for enclosures, overheated the Palm House to the detriment of the plants. In 1904, at the same time as the sundial house, a separate boiler house was built, the exhaust gases of which were carried directly to the palm house by the prevailing westerly wind in Vienna. Austrian Navy cadets were assigned to clean the very dirty windows and also to provide shade (i.e. to work at high altitudes).

In the course of the major restoration from 1986 to 1990, the wishes of the gardeners were taken into account as far as possible.

• - Shading is now done with the push of a button (previously it was done by hand by spreading mats).

• - A basement area was created under the central section for the building's services, where there is also water treatment. Rainwater from the glass roof is collected in two cisterns (120,000 liters each) and used for irrigation. Otherwise, potable water is used.

• - A misting system was installed to control humidity.

• - Plants that are particularly sensitive, such as the coconut palm, have been provided with additional plant heating (similar to underfloor heating) so that their roots planted freely in the ground are protected from the winter cold.

• - The oldest plant in the house is an olive tree with an estimated age of 350 years, which was presented by Spain at the Vienna International Garden Show in 1974 and later donated to the Federal Gardens as a gift.

• - A rarity, rarely grown outside Australia, is the "living fossil" Wollemia nobilis, discovered in 1994. The Austrian plant, which the botanical garden of the University of Vienna received in 2004 on the occasion of its 250th anniversary, was the first donated overseas. It has been on permanent loan to Palmenhaus since 2005.

• - The house also has a Seychelles palm tree, which was grown from one of the nuts that the Republic of Seychelles gave away for reopening in 1990. The seed took about nine months to germinate, and the palm tree can take between 50 and 100 years to bloom for the first time.

• - In August 2001, for the first time in more than 40 years, a water lily of the species Victoria regia "Victoria (plant)"), discovered by the "Austrian Humboldt" Thaddäus Haenke, bloomed in the palm house. It was grown from seeds provided by the Munich Botanical Garden. More than 1,600 visitors arrived in the evening to see the flower opening, which only takes place over two nights. However, the well-known purple discoloration during fading (i.e. on the second night) did not appear.[6] Until now, it has never been possible to obtain a V. regia perennial during winter in the palm house, since its need for light cannot be satisfied with reasonable effort. Therefore, the species must be re-cultivated each year and is not returned to the lily tank until early summer.

• - Traditionally, the largest palm tree is placed in the center of the building or to be more precise, the largest palm tree used to be placed there . Their growth becomes a problem as soon as they threaten to reach the glass ceiling. In 1909, the María-Teresa palm tree[7] reached this size for the first time. For a time, it was pulled at an angle by steel cables, but eventually had to be cut. The possibility of raising the structure, already catalogued, with the personal permission of the Emperor, was also ruled out for reasons of cost. with 18 In February 2008, one of its successors suffered the same fate, namely the Sisi palm, possibly 170 years old. [8] Although it was originally planted in a wooden barrel, it passed through it and then took root so deeply in the ground that it could no longer be transported during the general renovation. In 2007, its upper part reached the lantern "Lantern (architecture)") of the glass house.[9]​

A Livistonia chinensis was again chosen to succeed her. The approximately 50-year-old tub plant, from the stock of the Federal Gardens, was named "Mirna Palm" in honor of the swimmer Mirna Jukić and planted on April 22, 2008.

• - The collection of azaleas, with several specimens over one hundred years old, and that of tree ferns are also worth mentioning. .

• - Der rund 350-jährige Ölbaum.

• - Wollemia nobilis, ein lebendes Fossil.

• - Amorphophallus konjac (Teufelszunge).

• - Rhododendren und Kamelien im 'Kalthaus'.

• - María-Teresa palm tree, 1883.

• - Sisi Palm Tree.

• - Sisi palm tree.

• - Mirna Jukić planting her namesake palm tree.

• - Gerhard Deimel, Kurt Vogl, Ingrid Gregor: " Flower Palace - Schönbrunner's Palm House", Holzhausen Verlag, Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-85493-052-6.