Christalnigg Palace

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Christalnigg Palace

The Palais Christalnigg (other spellings: Christallnig (g) , Christalnig ) is a listed building in the city center of Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (Herrengasse 14).

History of construction and ownership

The core of the city palace dates from the 16th century, between 1667 and 1676 it was extended to the north by the owner at the time, Johann Heinrich Mittnacht zu Werthenau. In 1676 it was acquired by the Deutenhofen zu Neuhaus family. In 1724 the Christalnigg family , a wealthy trade family, came into possession of the property . The Christalniggs, who had become very wealthy through the Hüttenberg iron mining, had their headquarters at Eberstein Castle since 1630 and subsequently acquired numerous other goods and businesses. The front of the palace was raised in 1787. In 1839 a new facade was carried out in the Empire style according to plans by Domenico Venchiarutti , which gave the palace its present appearance. In 1927 the building was restored, but remains of sgraffiti from the Renaissance period were lost. The last major renovation to date took place in 1994.

The Christalniggs, after which the palace is still called today, had to part with several properties with the decline of mining in Carinthia from the second half of the 19th century, and the city palace was finally sold. After the Second World War, the building came into the possession of the Bank für Kärnten . The representation rooms have been used by a dance school since 1960; the other rooms contain offices and apartments.

Building description

The palace is a representative, three-story building. The front sides, i.e. the west and south sides of the building, are decorated with Empire decorations, while the front on Eggergasse is unadorned. The south-facing, three-part portal in the middle of the nine-axis main facade on Herrengasse is accentuated by protruding pillars, and above it is a balcony supported by stone consoles with a noble neoclassical lattice, in the middle of which is the coat of arms of the Christalnigg family. The central section of the facade is also highlighted by four fluted pilasters with strong, ionizing capitals . The windows only have simple plaster frames, and a wide palmette frieze is attached between the two upper floors of the exposed side . The facade is closed on both sides by corner oriels , which are supported by stone consoles and which date from the construction of the 16th century. On the two-storey extension from the 17th century, bay windows were also added to the northwest and northeast corners.

The portal leads through a wide hall, partly still vaulted with pointed arches, with a side staircase into the inner courtyard. The arcades on all four sides, which are now partially glazed, date from the time it was built on the ground floor. On the first floor of the alley wing there is a large hall and two adjoining salons with splendid stucco decorations on the ceilings , made around 1740 .

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Commons : Palais Christalnig in Klagenfurt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 31.8 ″  N , 14 ° 18 ′ 19.9 ″  E