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The Burggarten is the park of the Hofburg, laid out in 1817–1820 as the emperors' private garden. It is now a public park with the Palmenhaus and the Mozart monument.
A garden in place of the walls
In 1809 the walls in front of the Hofburg were blown up. In their place came Heldenplatz and two gardens: one for the people and one for the emperor.
The emperor's garden was finished in 1820. It was designed by Ludwig Gabriel Rémy and the court gardener Franz Antoine.
The glass palace
Rémy also built a large iron-and-glass house for plants, leaning against a piece of the old walls. From 1901 it was replaced by the Palmenhaus of Friedrich Ohmann, in Art Nouveau style, with plant-shaped decorations.
Mozart in the garden
The Mozart monument was sculpted by Viktor Tilgner and unveiled in 1896. It stood in another square in the centre and was moved here in 1953.
In front of the statue, the gardeners draw pictures with flowers in the flowerbeds.
From private garden to everyone's park
For a century only the imperial family could come in here. The emperors strolled here, away from the crowds.
Now the park is open to everyone. Towards Goethegasse there is also a natural monument: trunks of very ancient trees that have turned to stone.
