article_snippet: At the end of the 17th century Emperor Leopold
article_snippet: I commissioned the gifted Baroque architect Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to built a palatial hunting lodge for the heir to the throne,' a spokesperson for the 1,441-room palace said. '
article_snippet: On the site of the old imperial château de plaisance
article_snippet: the property was first purchased in 1569 by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II to serve as a recreational hunting ground.
article_snippet: the 1,441-room palace was first built and remodelled between 1740 and 1750, during the reign of Maria Theresa, who had received the 1,441-room palace as a wedding gift.
article_snippet: Franz I redecorated the estate in the estate now-signature neoclassical style.
article_snippet: Franz Joseph, a former Austrian emperor, spent a great deal of time at Schonbrunn until Franz death in 1916.
article_snippet: When the Habsburg Monarchy fell in 1918, the newly-founded Austrian Republic took control of the property and turned control of the property into a museum.
article_snippet: After Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, the 1,441-room palace served as offices for British military officers, before being turned into a museum once again in 1955.