Obizzi Palace
The Palais Obizzi is a palace in Vienna's 1st district, Inner City . The facade of the palace, unlike its interior and furnishings, is still completely intact. The single-axis facade facing Steindlgasse is particularly striking.
The original house on the site of the present palace was since 1684 owned by the Starhemberg family . A two-story expansion took place under these. In 1690 the house finally came into the possession of the commandant of the city guard, Ferdinand Marchese von Obizzi. He had the house expanded into today's palace and raised it by another floor. In the course of this work, the interior of the palace in particular was lavishly decorated with wall paintings and stucco work . In the 18th century the palace was mostly in bourgeois hands. In the years 1799 to 1826, however, it became the property of Count Marzani. From 1826 onwards only middle-class families were found as owners of the palace.
In 1901, the City of Vienna finally decided to buy the building, as it was seen primarily as a traffic obstacle in urban development. In the end it was decided not to tear down the Palais Obizzi. In 1917 the premises were made available to the newly founded watch museum , which opened its first exhibition in 1921 and is still located there today.
Web links
- Vienna History Wiki, article Obizzipalais
- Entry via Palais Obizzi on Burgen-Austria
- Planet Vienna - Palais Obizzi
- Clock museum in the Palais Obizzi
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 '39 " N , 16 ° 22' 9.7" E