Palais Seyssel d'Aix
The Palais Seyssel d'Aix is a lodge in the Kaulbachstraße 13 in the Munich area Maxvorstadt . It is listed as an architectural monument in the Bavarian list of monuments and has been the seat of the Institut français in Munich since 1954 .
Building history
The building was erected in 1856 as a Biedermeier residence for the businessman Carl Reschreiter. In 1874 it was acquired by the royal chamberlain Edwin Graf von Seyssel d'Aix (born January 7, 1824 in Munich; † April 2, 1912 there). The von Seyssel d'Aix family came to Bavaria from Savoy in the 18th century . A medallion on the southern corner of the house shows the view of the building before 1913. From 1913 to 1914 the aristocratic palace was redesigned by Franz Rank's construction company . A suburban castle was created, the structure of which is based on French villas and the design of the Régence style. The regular structure is flanked by two lattice gates in the driveway to two symmetrically arranged sheds . There was a greenhouse in the park.
Usage history
During the renovation of the papal nunciature at Brienner Straße 15 from 1922 to 1925, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, who later became Pius XII , resided . in the Seyssel-Palais. Alberto Vassallo di Torregrossa was exposed to mobbing at Brienner Strasse 15 when the NSDAP lifts up and in March 1934 the Apostolic Nunciature in Munich was relocated to the Seyssel-Palais. From October 1st to 3rd, 1936, the extra-territorial status of the nunciature was disregarded and the building was searched. After Alberto Vassallo di Torregrossa left Munich on October 23, 1936, the Nazi functionaries Ludwig Siebert , Adolf Wagner and Paul Giesler took over the building one after the other .
From May 8, 1945 to February 1, 1951, the building, like the neighboring Kaulbach Villa , was used by the American Forces Network . From February 1, 1951 to December 31, 1953, the small palace housed the French consulate general in Munich, the Institut français and part of the future École française . Since January 31, 1954, the Institut français de Munich has been the sole tenant of the palace owned by the Free State of Bavaria.
A medallion on the north corner shows the view of the building from 1874
The extensive garden was laid out in the style of French garden architecture from the Baroque period with a flower ring, fountain and loops to form groups of trees and bushes.
The park facing the main building of the Bavarian State Library still has elements from 1755, the time when the Schönfeldviertel was created.
Medallion on the southern corner with an older building face
Web links
- A brief history of the Palais Seyssel d'Aix on the website of the Institut français (Munich) (PDF; 73 kB)
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 50.2 ″ N , 11 ° 34 ′ 58.1 ″ E