Compare and Contrast Palaces

The Schonbrunn summer palace was very home like without knowing what life was actually like behind the scenes when Franz and Sisi lived there together. Everything in the palace was very simple; Franz's room was quite plain and he was not interested in changing it either. His bed was very basic and so were all of his amenities. On the walls Franz primarily had portraits of this wife Sisi and his family. At the Hofburg palace things worked a bit differently, Hofburg is actually a word for court which can give you an idea of how the Hofburg was more business like. This palace was the main palace and was much more professional than the Schonbrunn. Instead of paintings of the family he had many more paintings of important figures and some of himself. Sisi however was still seen often in paintings at this palace. The main difference between the living quarters of the two palaces is that at the Hofburg palace Franz's and Sisi's room were separated from each other and had separate entrances. In addition to this Sisi's rooms were much smaller than Franz's rooms. Franz also had a bell that he had to ring when he was ready to be entertained by his wife, so he had to have her permission before entering. At the Schonbrunn palace there was one passage that went through all of Franz and Sisi's rooms, so there was much less privacy for Sisi. The Kew palace is very different from the Hofburg and Schonbrunn palaces. The Kew palace was laid out in a very symmetrical way. The palace consisted of three floors: the first floor originally contained the living quarters for George III where he was treated for his mental illness in very obscene ways. the second floor was the living quarters for queen Charlotte and the daughters. This differed from the other palaces as the most of the living quarters were based on one of the floors. The other major difference with Kew palace was the gardens. The Gardens at Hofburg and Schonbrunn were very nice however they consisted of mostly privacy bushes and small plants which granted a small amount of privacy for Sisi. The Kew palace garden was much larger and had a very large variety of plants and gardens from Chinese plants and trees to palm trees and plants from all over the world. The Kew garden provided a lot of privacy for the queen because of its vast amount of land. All of the palaces had their similarities and differences but Kew gardens I believe provided the best environment for the queen to have a life and things to do.