Klessheim Palace
Schloss Klessheim is a Baroque architecture, Baroque palace located in Wals-Siezenheim, west of Salzburg, Austria. The palace was designed and constructed by Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach for Prince-Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun in 1700. It became the summer residence of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, Archbishops of Salzburg. Since 1993, the palace has been used by Salzburg Casino. History In the late 17th century, Prince-Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun purchased the small aristocratic estate and ''Kleshof'' manor house at this site. In 1700, he commissioned Austrian architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to expand the manor house and construct an elegant palace. Influenced by the north Italian Mannerist style, Fischer von Erlach worked on the palace, which was called ''Lustschloss Favorita'', between 1700 and 1709. Construction was interrupted following the archbishop's death in 1709. His successor, Archbishop Franz Anton von Harrach cancelled wor ...
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