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Palais Besenval
The Palais Besenval is a baroque palace at Kronengasse 1 in the Swiss city of Solothurn. History The palace is named after the brothers Johann Viktor II. Besenval (1671–1736) and Peter Joseph Besenval (1675–1736), on whose behalf the building was erected. It was built from 1703 to 1706 alongside the Aare as a ''hotel entre cour et jardin'', modeled on French noble townhouses. The complex consists, from east to west, of the areas of the courtyard (''Cour d’honneur''), main wing (''Corps de Logis'') and a Baroque garden. The south facade of the two-storey palace facing the Aare is designed almost symmetrically.Stefan Blank: ''«Der allhiesigen Statt eine Zierd» – Zur Geschichte und Bedeutung des Palais Besenval in Solothurn.'' In: Andrea Nold (editor): ''Archäologische Ausgrabungen im Garten des Palais Besenval in Solothurn: Ein Quartier an der Aare vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit.'' Solothurn: Amt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie, 2009, p.81–91. online After th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solothurn
Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is the only municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Solothurn (district), district of the same name. The town got its name from Salodurum, a Roman-era settlement. From 1530 to 1792 it was the seat of the France, French ambassador (diplomacy), ambassador to Switzerland. The pedestrian-only old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an impressive array of Baroque architecture, combining Italian Grandezza, French style, and Swiss ideas. The town has eighteen structures listed as heritage sites. The official language of Solothurn is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard German, German, but the main spoken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
