Inzaghi Palace (Flour Square)

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Inzaghi Palace on Mehlplatz

The Palais Inzaghi is a former city ​​palace in Graz . It is located on the corner of Mehlplatz and Prokopigasse in the first district of the Inner City . There are three palaces in Graz that belonged to the Inzaghi family. The other two are on Bischofplatz and Bürgergasse .

history

The palace at Graz's " Mehlplatz " was probably built in the first half of the 16th century and rebuilt by Domenico Rossi in the 17th century. The oldest part of the building leads along Prokopigasse. The Palais Inzaghi was built in 1561. An increase was made around 1660 and between 1725 and 1730 a Baroque renovation was carried out under the direction of the master builder Johann Georg Stengg . From 1652 Count Abondio Inzaghi is named as the owner.

At the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century, the "Tobacco and Cameral Seal Administration and Tobacco Branch" was housed in the palace. After the fire in the Graz playhouse at Christmas 1823, the house at “ Mehlplatz ” served the theater in 1823 and 1824 as an alternative location for its performances. The main wing was widened by Franz Xaver Aichinger. Between 1900 and 1910 the “Public Music Education Institute” was located in the Palais under the direction of the composer Robert Stolz . In 1905 the neighboring house was demolished and the now exposed fire wall was painted in 1979 by the artist Roland Götschl. A general renovation took place at the end of the 1980s. The first floor houses a Robert Stolz Museum, which was established in 1990/91. Today there is a restaurant on the ground floor.

Architecture and design

The free-standing four-storey building block has an L-shaped floor plan and separates the “ Färberplatz ” from the “ Mehlplatz ”. The front side at " Mehlplatz " was made by Johann Georg Stengg and has numerous stucco decorations. The portal is flanked by stone pillars that support large stone vases. It is thought to date from around 1725/30 and is also attributed to Johann Stengg. The iron-studded gate leaves and the wrought-iron skylight grille were only added during a renovation in 1827. The windows on the two main floors have baroque stucco frames.

In the “ Prokopigasse ” there is another portal with a round arch stone frame and a mascaron keystone. The staircase tower facing the courtyard was probably built by Joseph Hueber around 1770/80 . A vaulted staircase leads to the former living rooms, some of which have stucco ceilings with foliage and bandwork motifs.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schweigert: Dehio Graz. Pp. 83-84.

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Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′ 17 ″  N , 15 ° 26 ′ 25 ″  E