Palais Clam-Gallas (Vienna)
| Palais Clam-Gallas | |
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Interactive map of the Palais Clam-Gallas area | |
| Former names |
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| Alternative names | Gartenpalais Clam-Gallas |
| General information | |
| Type | Lustschloss |
| Architectural style | Neo-Classical Biedermeier |
| Location | Währinger Strasse 30, 1090 Wien, Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°13′12″N 16°21′28″E / 48.2201°N 16.3577°E |
| Completed | c. 1835 |
| Client | Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Heinrich Koch |
The Palais Clam-Gallas is a historic palace in the Neo-Classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built as a summer residence in the mid 1830s by Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein.
History
The building was constructed as a summertime Lustschloss (pleasure palace) in 1834 or 1835 for Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein. It was built in a park – laid out as an English garden – which had belonged to his family since 1690.
The palace's architect was Heinrich Koch. The building is in a Neo-Classical style typical of the Biedermeier period. It passed by marriage into the Clam-Gallas family in 1850.[1]
Following the Second World War, it was used by American troops.[2]: 103 The Clam-Gallas family sold it to the Republic of France in 1952.[1]
The Lycée Français de Vienne was built on a part of the grounds in 1954. The palace housed the Institut français de Vienne (the French institute in Vienna) from 1980 until 2015, when the property was sold.
References
- ^ a b Historique (in French). Institut français de Vienne. Archived 30 May 2013.
- ^ Anthony Haywood, Caroline Sieg (2011). Vienna: guida città (Lonely Planet Guide, fifth edition, in Italian). Torino: EDT. ISBN 9788860407153.
External links
- Media related to Palais Clam-Gallas at Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Clam-Gallas (Vienna) in Austria-Forum (in German)
- Entry about Palais Clam-Gallas (Vienna) at Burgen-Austria (Castles Austria)