Johann Pálffy Palace ( sk, Pálffyho palác or ''Pálfiho palác'') is a late Classicism-style building in the
Old Town,
Bratislava, on the Panská street, near the
Hviezdoslav Square. The palace is standing on the site of a former building, which was until the mid-1850s the seat of
Pozsony county
Pozsony county was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly part of Slovakia, while a small area belongs to Hungary. In 1969, the three villages that remained in Hungary were combined to form Du ...
. After the seat moved elsewhere, it was rebuilt in late Classicist style by the
Pálffy family
Pálffy or Palffy is a Hungarian surname which means "son of Pál (Paul)". The family name is common in Hungary and Slovakia.
Pálffy ab Erdöd noble family
The most famous bearers of the name Pálffy are the members of the Austro-Hungarian noble ...
, who were former hereditary chiefs of the Pozsony county.
After its reconstruction in the 1980s, it currently houses three permanent exhibitions of the
Bratislava City Gallery
The Bratislava City Gallery ( sk, Galéria mesta Bratislava, abbr. GMB) is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind. The gallery is housed at the Mirbach Palace Mirbach Palac ...
and temporary exhibitions.
References
Palaces in Bratislava
Baroque palaces in Slovakia
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