Pálffy Palace ( sk, Pálfiho palác, hu, Pálffy-palota) is a
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
-style palace in the
Old Town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...
of
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...
, on Ventúrska street. It was built by Count Leopold
Pálffy
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 ...
in 1747. It has an interesting portal with a relief reflecting the military career of the count as a general in the army of Empress
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
.
During the reconstruction of the palace, parts of a Gothic building were found in walls at the interior of the building. Roman and Celtic finds were uncovered through archaeological research in the basement.
The palace used to contain a mint in the past. In 1762,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played a concert here at the age of six.
From 1993 to 2012, the palace was used as the
Austrian embassy.
References
External links
About the palace on the Austrian embassy website
Houses completed in 1747
Palaces in Bratislava
Baroque palaces in Slovakia
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