Palais Clam-Gallas (Vienna)
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| Palais Clam-Gallas | |
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| Alternative names | Gartenpalais Clam-Gallas |
| General information | |
| Type | Summer palace |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical, Biedermeier |
| Address | Währinger Strasse 30, 1090 Wien |
| Town or city | Vienna |
| Country | Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°13′12″N 16°21′28″E / 48.2201°N 16.3577°E |
| Current tenants | Institut français de Vienne |
| Completed | c. 1835 |
| Client | Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Heinrich Koch |
The Palais Clam-Gallas is a palace in Neo-classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1834 or 1835 as a summer residence by Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein.
History
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The Palais Clam-Gallas was built as a summer residence in a park, laid out as an English garden, which had belonged to the Dietrichstein family since 1690. The architect was Heinrich Koch. The building is in Neo-classical style typical of the Biedermeier period. In 1850, the palace passed by marriage into the Clam-Gallas family.[1]
It was used by American troops following the Second World War.[2]: 103 In 1952, the Clam-Gallas family sold it to the Republic of France.[1] In 1954, the Lycée Français de Vienne was built on a part of the grounds.[citation needed] From 1980, it was the home of the Institut français de Vienne, the French institute in Vienna.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Historique (in French). Institut français de Vienne. Archived 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b Anthony Haywood, Caroline Sieg (2011). Vienna: guida città (Lonely Planet Guide, fifth edition, in Italian). Torino: EDT. ISBN 9788860407153.