Szeps Palace

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Szeps Palace (2019)

The Palais Szeps located on the street 51 Liechtenstein in the 9th Viennese district of Alsergrund .

history

Staircase to the first floor

The palace was built by Ludwig Tischler in 1876/77 on behalf of the newspaper publisher Moritz Szeps . Szeps was a confidante of Crown Prince Rudolf and since 1867 publisher of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt .

The building came into Swedish ownership in 1928 and has been the seat of the Swedish Embassy in Austria since 1960. From 2013 to 2015 it was renovated and partly rebuilt. It has been a listed building since 2014 .

architecture

The architecture is Viennese new renaissance from the early days. On the first floor there is strong gable roofing, the entrance hall is barrel-vaulted and has a coffered ceiling.

Web links

Commons : Palais Szeps  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From the Währinger Bach to the Schottenpoint. Austria Forum
  2. ↑ gaupenraub +/- : Renovation and renovation of the Swedish Embassy in Vienna (accessed 2019-10-12)

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 21.3 "  N , 16 ° 21 ′ 29"  E