Palais Schönborn-Batthyány is a
Baroque
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palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...
in the
Innere Stadt district of
Vienna
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,
Austria
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.
History
It was built by
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (20 July 1656 – 5 April 1723) was an Austrian architect, sculptor, engraver, and architectural historian whose Baroque architecture profoundly influenced and shaped the tastes of the Habsburg Empire. His inf ...
around 1699-1706 for count Adam
Batthyány. In 1740, his widow sold the residence to the noble
Schönborn family.
Friedrich Karl von Schönborn had the interior redecorated.
In 1801 the furniture and art collection of Schönborn's ''Garden Palace'' in Vienna-
Josefstadt were brought here, among them Rembrandt's ''
The Blinding of Samson''. The library consisted of 18,000 volumes. In the early 20th century most of the art collection was sold. During the Second World War, the building was damaged, however renovated until 1960. It continues to be the Austrian branch of the Schönborn family's Vienna residence, although partially rented out to other occupants.
Gallery
File:Palais Schönborn-Batthyany Vienna June 2006 558.jpg, June 2006
File:Palais Schönborn-Batthyány with flags for the exhibition of Kurt Kocherscheidt.jpg, December 2017
File:Moya mint salon1 web.jpg, Mint salon
File:Palais-Schoenborn-Batthyany.jpg, Red salon
File:Ross Bleckner 2018 bei W&K - Wienerroither & Kohlbacher.jpg, Gallery space
See also
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Batthyány
*
Schönborn family
References
External links
Schonborn-Batthyany
Baroque architecture in Vienna
Houses completed in 1706
Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt
1706 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy
1706 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
18th-century establishments in Austria
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