# Gloriette > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gloriette > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gloriette.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloriette > Source revision: 1357200838 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Elevated building in a garden}} {{Distinguish|Glorietta}} {{no footnotes|date=November 2015}} [[Image:Gloriette Schönbrunn Wien.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|The Gloriette in the [Schönbrunn Palace](/source/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace) Garden, Vienna, Austria]] A '''gloriette''' (from the 12th-century [French](/source/French_language) {{Lang|fro|gloire}} meaning "little room") is a [building](/source/building) in a [garden](/source/garden) erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a [pavilion](/source/pavilion) or [tempietto](/source/tempietto_(disambiguation)), more or less open on the sides. ==Schönbrunn Palace garden gloriette== The largest and probably best-known gloriette is in the [Schönbrunn Palace](/source/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace) garden in [Vienna](/source/Vienna). Built in 1775 as the last building constructed in the garden according to the plans of [Austria](/source/Austria)n imperial [architect](/source/architect) Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg as a "temple of renown" to serve as both a focal point and a lookout point for the garden, it was used as a dining hall and festival hall as well as a breakfast room for emperor [Franz Joseph I](/source/Franz_Joseph_I). The dining hall, which was used until the end of the monarchy, today has a [café](/source/caf%C3%A9) in it, and on the roof an observation platform overlooks Vienna. The gloriette's decorative [sculpture](/source/sculpture)s were made by the famous [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg) [sculptor](/source/sculptor) Johann Baptist von Hagenauer. The gloriette was destroyed in the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War), but had already been restored by 1947, and was restored again in 1995, when its central part was closed with glass panes and converted to a café. The gloriette is dedicated as a ''Monument to [Just War](/source/Just_War)'', that which leads to peace. With the succession to the throne of [Maria Theresa](/source/Maria_Theresa) came first the [War of the Austrian Succession](/source/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession) (1740–1748) and later the [Seven Years' War](/source/Seven_Years'_War) (1756–1763). thumb|upright=1.5|Inscription on the Gloriette in Vienna The front face bears the following inscription: IOSEPHO II. AVGVSTO ET MARIA THERESIA AVGVSTA IMPERANTIB. ERECT. CIƆIƆCCLXXV. ("Erected under the reign of [Emperor Joseph II](/source/Emperor_Joseph_II) and Empress Maria Theresa, 1775.") An essential part of the inscription is the addition of AVGVSTO and AVGVSTA, used as a link to the first Roman emperor and state god [Augustus](/source/Augustus) by his heirs and successors as finally the [Habsburg](/source/Habsburg)s in their functions as emperors of the [Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire_of_the_German_Nation). The year 1775 is written in Roman numerals following the ''[apostrophus](/source/Roman_numerals)'' notation. The gloriette served as the sixth '[Pit Stop](/source/The_Amazing_Race)' on ''[The Amazing Race 23](/source/The_Amazing_Race_23)''.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/the-amazing-race-season-23-vienna-austria/|title=The Amazing Race recap: 'Choir Boy at Heart'|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|last=Barrett|first=Annie|date=4 November 2013|access-date=26 July 2021}} ==Other architectural gloriettes== Other buildings designated "gloriettes" are, for example, *in the garden of [Schloss Esterházy](/source/Schloss_Esterh%C3%A1zy) in [Eisenstadt](/source/Eisenstadt) ([Burgenland](/source/Burgenland), Austria); *in the [Park von Muskau](/source/Park_von_Muskau) (Germany); *in the [Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe](/source/Bergpark_Wilhelmsh%C3%B6he) in [Kassel](/source/Kassel) (Germany); *in [Trogir](/source/Trogir) ([Croatia](/source/Croatia)); *in [Karlovy Vary](/source/Karlovy_Vary) ([Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic)); *Maiers-Gloriette, [Fertőboz](/source/Fert%C5%91boz) ([Hungary](/source/Hungary)); *in the garden of the [Brukenthal Palace](/source/Brukenthal_National_Museum) in [Sibiu](/source/Sibiu) ([Romania](/source/Romania)); *in the garden of [Villa Olmo](/source/Villa_Olmo) in [Como](/source/Como) ([Italy](/source/Italy)); *in the [Jardin des Plantes](/source/Jardin_des_Plantes) in [Paris](/source/Paris) ([France](/source/France)); *in [Portmeirion](/source/Portmeirion) ([North Wales](/source/North_Wales)); *in [Leeds Castle](/source/Leeds_Castle) ([Kent](/source/Kent)); *in [Parque de María Luisa](/source/Parque_de_Mar%C3%ADa_Luisa) ([Seville](/source/Seville)) there are numerous structures;{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevilla.org/servicios/medio-ambiente-parques-jardines/parques/parques-y-jardines-historicos/parque-de-maria-luisa|title = Parque de María Luisa}} *and in [Corfe Castle](/source/Corfe_Castle) ([Dorset](/source/Dorset)). ==Non-architectural gloriettes== The word "gloriette" can also refer to a large [birdcage](/source/birdcage), similar in form to the architectural gloriette, often made out of [wrought iron](/source/wrought_iron) or, more rarely, [wood](/source/wood). In the garden of the [Priory of Notre-Dame d'Orsan](/source/Priory_of_Notre-Dame_d'Orsan), many wood gloriettes decorate and overshadow the alleys. Climbing plants are often associated with this type of construction. Similarly, a modern-day wood and metal folly called [https://www.r1.house Gloriette-R1] can be found on Mulholland Hwy, in front of the [Hollywood Sign](/source/Hollywood_Sign) in Los Angeles. ==See also== * [Loggia](/source/Loggia) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat|Gloriettes}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060720050139/http://www.gartenhotel.com/gloriette/lage.htm Location and history of the Schönbrunn Gloriette, Café Gloriette] * {{Structurae|id=20013493|title=Gloriette Buffon (Jardin des Plantes)}} *[http://www.priz.co.uk/build/photo/piazza.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193654/http://www.priz.co.uk/build/photo/piazza.jpg |date=2016-03-03 }}, [http://www.priz.co.uk/build/photo/gloriette.1.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192848/http://www.priz.co.uk/build/photo/gloriette.1.jpg |date=2016-03-03 }} Gloriette Portmeirion {{Garden features}} Category:Schönbrunn Palace Category:Buildings and structures in Hietzing Category:Baroque architecture in Austria Category:Baroque architectural features Category:Garden features --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gloriette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloriette) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloriette?action=history)). 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