Lubomirski Palace
The Palais Lubomirski on the Mölker Bastei was a classicist style Viennese Biedermeier palace owned by the Polish aristocratic Lubomirski family .
history
The palace was at the point where Oppolzergasse runs today, but on a higher level. In terms of location and architectural style, the Palais Lubomirski was reminiscent of the Palais Coburg on Parkring, which has been preserved to this day , but also of the Palais Rasumofsky on Landstrasse. Due to the elevated position of the building, there was a wide view of the Josefstädter Glacis , which was used as a parade ground for a long time, and the Alservorstadt . On the other hand, the palace with its characteristic columned hall was one of the “landmarks” of Vienna's bastions that can be seen from afar . The most famous resident of the palace was Prince Heinrich Lubomirski (1777–1850). Under him, the palace became the central, also politically important meeting point for Polish aristocratic circles in Vienna. In 1853 the Lubomirski Palace became the property of Count August Breuner-Enkevoirth, who, in view of the demolition of the bastions, considered building another palace on the same site. Ultimately, however, he sold the palace to the “Wiener Baugesellschaft”, which had it demolished in 1870.
literature
- Edgard Haider: Lost Vienna - noble palaces of days gone by . Vienna 1984, ISBN 3-205-07220-0
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 42 " N , 16 ° 21 ′ 43" E