Neugebäude Palace () is a large Mannerist castle complex in the Simmering district of

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. It was built from 1569 onwards at the behest of the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian II. The site of the palace is said to be where the Ottoman Sultan

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's tent was erected during the 1529 Siege of Vienna. The palace was modeled after it. It fell into disuse in the 17th century and today stands in ruins. Protected as a historical monument Since the 1970s, various efforts have been made to restore the site. In 1922, Clemens Holzmeister's architectural designs for Austria's first crematorium placed '' Feuerhalle Simmering'' into the walled gardens of the derelict Schloss Neugebäude, thus putting the former palace gardens with its many ancient trees (designated natural monuments) to new use as an urn burial ground.

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www.schlossneugebaeude.at
Houses completed in 1569 Buildings and structures in Simmering (Vienna) Gardens in Austria Landscape design history Palaces in Vienna Imperial residences in Austria Tourist attractions in Vienna 1569 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy 16th-century establishments in Austria Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor {{Austria-palace-stub