Schmetterlinghaus

Zoo · Hofburg

Schmetterlinghaus

Zoo · Hofburg

Palmenhaus, Schmetterlinghaus Hofburg Burggarten, 1010 Wien, Austria

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Art nouveau palm house, home to hundreds of butterflies housed in a tropical rainforest setting.

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"Built around the turn of the last century and part of the Hofburg palace, this “Jugendstil” or Art Nouveau greenhouse is filled with a lush, tropical landscape, trickling waterfalls, and within its humid walls you will be treated to its delicate inhabitants - the butterflies. Peeking into hollow trees and up among the branches, you can watch the graceful favorites of the bug world flitter and fly, or softly rest and pulse their exotic wings, possibly on your outstretched finger. A closer look could very well uncover cocoons, or you may even catch a hatching. The butterfly house offers two levels from which to seek sights of the colorful flyers. A short film at the end of your walk though the butterfly habitat will give you some scientific insight on the ethereal creatures you just enjoyed inside the tropical forest in the center of a city." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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Wojciech

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It is rather cramped and confined space that takes up to 15 minutes to walk around. Hot and steamy and it can get quite busy with other people so please make sure you wear lightly. Bit pricey but interestingly enough to get inside and admire lush greenery and abundant of plants and numerous butterflies at the same time. An entrance ticket for adult costs 9,50 euro. Stop by and visit if you are interested in this kind of sights.

Jennifer Brennan

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This is a beautiful place to visit. I felt lost in nature for a short time. It's beautiful butterfly's flutter around you as you stroll through a warm rich topical plant dream. We were lucky to visit when there was only a few people. This made the experience even more special. I would highly recommend a visit.

dimpitsikas

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A small space, hosting all sorts of butterflies, even some caterpillars (according to the signage)! There you can see all the stages a butterfly goes through, as well possibly be lucky enough to have one or two sit on you! The place itself is very hot and humid for the butterflies' wellbeing, thankfully there is a stand where you can leave your jacket. It surely is a unique experience! Reduced ticket (student discount) costed 7€. 5/5!

Ashwini Shivakumar

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Nice little glasshouse with an artificial tropical environment. Would advise you to wear light clothing inside as it's pretty hot and stuffy. An interesting place for sure It is very crowded on weekends They have some species of butterflies and lovely information all around. We got lucky and had a beautiful pair of butterflies come sit on us (this was not intentional, the butterflies just did that organically)

Emma Wedgwood

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Nice place, well kept and great temperature for the butterflies. Rules are however not enforced and many children were touching the butterflies! This must cause them distress. Very nice place though!

Lily Ravens

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Beautiful Butterfly House! We could even experience the “rebirth” of a caterpillar into a butterfly, it was amazing. A tip of my side is to leave your jacket or jumper at the entrance racks as it is quite warm and humid in there :)

Katarina Milanović

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This was a lovely exeperience although i maybe expected the place to be a bit bigger. (It can get really crowded but the bonus is that you can go out and return later in the day with the same ticket.) Note: be careful when walking around as some butterflies may be on the ground.

Annadine Vlok

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Lovely and wonderful to spend time with beautiful butterflies flapping around you. The soft sound of the waterfall with the koi made it extra special. They offer detail information on the species and even have the hatching cases on display. Worth the visit.

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Wojciech

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Jennifer Brennan

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dimpitsikas

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Ashwini Shivakumar

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Emma Wedgwood

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Nice place, well kept and great temperature for the butterflies. Rules are however not enforced and many children were touching the butterflies! This must cause them distress. Very nice place though!

Lily Ravens

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Katarina Milanović

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Annadine Vlok

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