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The Colorful Arena
ienna’s beautiful The Schmetterlinghaus has an area
Burggarten, commissioned in of little more than 280 square
1818 by Franz I, was only meters of ground, but one can
opened to the public in 1919, but still find more than 150
since then has become a loving different species, with about 400
breakaway spot for both tourists individual butterflies fluttering
and locals. It is a genuine green around at any given time. The
lung in the heart of the city, temperature remains at a steady
with narrow walkways, picturesque 26 degrees centigrade, and the
statues and a perfectly situated air humidity around 80 per cent.
little coffee bar where visitors Watch out for the tremendous
can rest their feet from Atlas moth, the albatross of the
wandering. It is centrally butterfly kingdom, whose wingspan
located, near the Hofburg and can reach up to 30cm.The
just 200 yards from the Opera butterflies one finds here are
house, bang in the middle of bred in captivity, not captured
Vienna. from the wild, and all efforts
are made to ensure that they are
In the center of Vienna’s catered for with a stable,
beautiful historical Burggarten, comfortable environment without
encased in an impressive any natural enemies.
Jugendstil greenhouse, lies an
enclosed little tropical utopia It has become a fond breakaway
of swirling colorful butterflies spot for both tourists and
and lush rainforest - the locals. It is a genuine green
Schmetterlinghaus. It is the lung in the heart of the city,
perfect escape destination of the with narrow walkways, picturesque
city as this little dreamy statues and a perfectly situated
enclave offers a perfect refuge. little coffee bar where visitors
can rest their feet from
wandering. It is centrally information about these wonderful
located, near the Hofburg and insects and provide an overview
just 200 yards from the Opera of the life-cycle of the
house, bang in the middle of butterfly. In the so-called “pupa
Vienna. box,” one can observe how larvae
turn into butterflies.
The Palm House in Burggarten is
considered one of the most There are about 150 different
beautiful art nouveau structures species of butterflies during a
of its kind in the world. Since one year cycle. At any time there
1998, the building, more than will be about 400 butterflies to
3,000 square feet in area, towers look at. The butterflies have
over the garden of the Imperial fantastic patterns and wonderful
Palace; it houses hundreds of colors. As one walks through the
free-flying tropical butterflies butterfly house one can
in a re-creation of their natural appreciate how butterflies blend
environment. into their surroundings.Some
butterflies are dark as they need
A waterfall, a small pond and to absorb the heat to be able to
several bridges create a fly. One can experience how
picturesque backdrop, in front of butterflies work together with
which unfolds the beauty of the nature. The butterflies are bred
butterflies - and offering an in N. Thailand, Belize, Costa
opportunity for great photos. Rica and the Philippines.
Illustrated charts provide
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