Schönbrunn Studios
Introduction

The **Schönbrunn Studios** were [film studios](/wiki/Film_studios "Film studios") located in the Austrian capital [Vienna](/wiki/Vienna "Vienna") in the grounds of the [Schönbrunn Palace](/wiki/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace "Schönbrunn Palace"). It took over the site of the old palm house, which had been replaced by the newer [Palmenhaus Schönbrunn](/wiki/Palmenhaus_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn "Palmenhaus Schönbrunn") in the 1880s.

Established in 1920 during the [silent era](/wiki/Silent_era "Silent era"), it was one of the country's three main studios, along with the [Sievering](/wiki/Sievering_Studios "Sievering Studios") and [Rosenhügel Studios](/wiki/Rosenh%C3%BCgel_Studios "Rosenhügel Studios"). In 1946, during the [Allied occupation of Austria](/wiki/Allied_occupation_of_Austria "Allied occupation of Austria") after the [Second World War](/wiki/Second_World_War "Second World War"), Britain and America handed Schönbrunn back to the control of the Austrian government while the Soviets continued to use Rosenhügel for their own productions until 1955\.Fritsche p.36 \& 38


What was the significance of the Palmenhaus Schönbrunn?