Tuscany Palace

Garden side of the Tuscany Palace, early 20th century

The Palais Toskana was a building in Vienna, built in 1867 and demolished in 1946 . It was located at Argentinierstrasse 29 in the 4th district of Vienna, Wieden .

history

A larger previous building stood on the property on Argentinierstrasse, which was rebuilt and expanded around 1867, creating a huge palace . The facade was in an elegant neo-renaissance style. The architect is not known; According to style analyzes, the facade could have come from Carl Tietz . After completion, the house was bought by the family of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria-Tuscany . In 1908 he moved with his family to Wilhelminenberg Castle and rented the palace. After the fall of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Archduke moved to Spain. The palace was bombed during the Second World War, the palace was demolished in 1946 and the property was sold to the Austrian broadcasting company. The site has long been used as a parking lot. Today the Toscanahof stands on the site, a modern office building with sophisticated architecture.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dieter Klein , Martin Kupf , Robert Schediwy (eds.) Stadtbildverluste Wien - A look back at five decades. LIT Verlag, Vienna 2005. ISBN 3-8258-7754-X

Web links

• Art and culture in Vienna - Palais Toskana / Archduke Leopold Salvator

Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 41.2 "  N , 16 ° 22 ′ 24.4"  E