The Deutschmeister-Palais or Palais Erzherzog Wilhelm is a building in
Vienna
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located at
Parkring 8.
It was designed in the years 1864–1868 by the Danish-Austrian architect
Theophil von Hansen (1813–1891) as a residence for
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria (1827–1894), who at that time was
Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (german: Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens; la, Magister generalis Ordo Teutonicus) is the supreme head of the Teutonic Order. It is equivalent to the grand master of other military orders and the superi ...
(''Deutschmeister''). The building face includes statues by the Austrian sculptor
Joseph Gasser von Valhorn.
From 1938 to 1945 it was the seat of the Viennese
SS headquarters, then from 1945 to 1974 it served as the Federal Police Department in Vienna. Today it holds the offices of the
OPEC Fund for International Development
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is an intergovernmental development finance institution established in 1976 by the member states of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The OPEC Fund was conceived ...
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Palaces in Vienna
Theophil Hansen buildings
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