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The Liechtenstein City Palace (german: Stadtpalais Liechtenstein) is a residential building at 9, in the first district of Vienna, Palais Liechtenstein – The Princely Collections
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Image:Stadtpalais Liechtenstein Vienna Sept 2006 002.jpg, Exterior
Image:Stadtpalais Liechteinstein Vienna Sept. 2006 001.jpg, Exterior
File:Palais Liechtenstein Portal Minoritenplatz.jpg, Portal
Image:Wien Palais Liechtenstein Minoritenplatz Wappen.jpg, Coat of arms
The Liechtenstein City Palace (german: Stadtpalais Liechtenstein) is a residential building at 9, in the first district of Vienna, Innere Stadt
The Innere Stadt (; Central Bavarian: ''Innare Stod'') is the 1st municipal Districts of Vienna, district of Vienna () located in the center of the Austrian capital. The Innere Stadt is the old town of Vienna. Until the city boundaries were expa ...
. The palace was built from 1692 to 1705 by the Italian architect Domenico Martinelli
Domenico Martinelli (November 30, 1650 – September 11, 1718) was an Italian architect who worked for Carlo Fontana during 1678. He was an evident figure in the shaping of Baroque style in the North Alps. In 2010 a musical tribute called "Projec ...
and the Swiss architect .
The building is one of two palaces in Vienna belonging to the princely family of Liechtenstein
The House of Liechtenstein, from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's m ...
./ref> The other grand house still owned by the family in Vienna is the
Liechtenstein Garden Palace
The Liechtenstein Museum is a private art museum in Vienna, Austria. It contains much of the art collection of its owners, the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, rulers of the principality of Liechtenstein. It includes important European works of ar ...
.
The palace escaped destruction during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, when bombs fell nearby. It is still used as a private residence by the princely family. After restoration in 2013, the building contains the 19th century portion of the princely art collection, whereas artworks from the 16th to 18th centuries are displayed at the Liechtenstein Garden Palace.
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References
Further reading
* Reuss, Matthias, ''Antonio Bellucci
Antonio Bellucci (19 February 1654 – 29 August 1726) was an Italian soldier who became a painter of the Rococo period and was best known for his work in England, Germany, and Austria. He was one of the many Venetian-trained artists of his time ...
s Gemäldefolge für das Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Wien''. Studien zur Kunstgeschichte, vol. 126. Hildesheim: G. Olms.
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* * Palaces in Vienna House of Liechtenstein Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Houses completed in 1705 1705 establishments in Austria Neoclassical architecture in Austria {{Austria-palace-stub