Motešický Palace
The Motešický Palace in Bratislava was built in 1840 and is now a national cultural monument of Slovakia .
history
In its place in the Middle Ages was the inn “To the Wild Man” (U divého muža). The most important visitors were accommodated there at the time of the royal coronations and the days of the Estates , when Bratislava was de facto the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary . Later on, the cartographer Samuel Mikovíny , the creator of the Bratislava meridian , which was used to create the first maps of the counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, lived there.
The original palace was built in 1840 by the Motešický family . The nobility met in the magnate's casino and gentlemen's equestrian club in the Palais. After a renovation in 2010, apartments are now rented. In autumn 2011 the city council decided to sell the city of Bratislava stake in the premises to a private company. This company previously owned shares in the Palais.
Redevelopment
The Motešický Palace was built during the Habsburg Monarchy and was given a distinguished, almost aristocratic design that combines the elements of timelessness and elegance of the 19th century. It took seven years to repair. The reconstruction was difficult because the building is in a pedestrian zone in the historic center. Under these conditions, it was possible to undermine and stabilize the national cultural monument from the beginning of the 19th century and to build a four-storey underground car park underneath, connect the garage with the historic building by lifts and restore it from the facade to the stairwells.
Subsequently, the object was equipped with technological achievements such as: B. with vacuum lifts in three-story apartments or with cooled ceilings that reach a height of almost four meters.
The architect and designer Bořek Šípek (* 1949) created a symbol for the Motešický Palace - blooming lilies. They emerge from the illuminated glass sculpture of the building facade and also became part of the pompous chandeliers in the interior of the building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bratislava sells its share in the “Motešický” palace ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Wien.at on November 25, 2011, accessed on January 11, 2012
Web links
- Institution website (also in German)
- www.bratislavskenoviny.sk , about history and restoration (Slovak)
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 34.4 ″ N , 17 ° 6 ′ 38.1 ″ E