Rheinbergerhaus

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The Rheinbergerhaus in Vaduz

The Rheinbergerhaus is a historic building in the center of Vaduz , the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein . The building was erected in the middle of the 16th century and is of particular importance as the birthplace of the composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839–1901). Today the house is used by the Liechtenstein Music School.

location

The Rheinbergerhaus is located in the center of Vaduz. To the north of the building is the Liechtenstein government building , to the east of it is the State Archives of the Principality and to the south is the so-called Schadlerhaus - today's registry office - and the remains of the former St. Florin Chapel .

Building history

The building was erected in the middle of the 16th century as the office of the Counts of Sulz . Archaeological investigations came to the conclusion that the structure had been built in two main construction periods: Around 1550 a stone building with a base area of ​​10 × 15 meters was built. In the early 18th century, an annex to the north of the building followed, which was used as a kitchen. In the years 1966–1968 the building was renovated and a lecture hall was also built on the east side.

description

The building is two-story and oriented to the west. The main building is a gable roof complete, while the northern growing a gable roof has. The outer facade of the building is designed very simply and has only a few decorative elements. On the west side there are block paintings on the corners of the house, while the south side is decorated with a sundial painted in the 18th century and two putti holding the princely coat of arms.

After the building was used as the official house of the Counts von Sulz, the house found various uses. So the building served u. a. as a rent house . And so the composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger - the son of the then Rentmeister - was born in the house in 1839. Later the building was also used as the residence of the forester of the Liechtenstein princes and as the seat of the princely administration. It has been owned by the State of Liechtenstein since 1957 and has been used by the Liechtenstein Music School ever since. When renovation work took place in the government building in the years 1969–1970 and 1989–1995 - which was also the meeting place of the state assembly - the meetings of the state assembly took place in the Rheinbergerhaus.

Rheinberger monument

The Rheinberger monument

On the occasion of Josef Gabriel Rheinberger's 100th birthday, a competition was held in 1939 to create a memorial for the composer. A project by Franz Marcel Fischer, which was finally installed in front of the Rheinbergerhaus in 1940, was selected as the winning project.
The monument consists of a cast bronze bust , which depicts Josef Gabriel Rheinberger in realistic features. To the left of it is a relief of a lyre - symbol of music - and to the right there is an engraved inscription tablet with the words:

«HIS GRAND SON
THE COMPOSER JOSEF GABRIEL RHEINBERGER SECRET
COUNCIL AND PROFESSOR
1839 VADUZ 1901 MUNICH
ESTABLISHED LIECHTENSTEIN THIS HONORARY TIME»

literature

  • Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The Oberland. In: Society for Swiss Art History GSK: The art monuments of Switzerland. Bern 2007, ISBN 978-3-906131-85-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, pp. 298-299.
  2. Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, p. 298.
  3. Cornelia Herrmann: The art monuments of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007, pp. 298-300.

Coordinates: 47 ° 8 '12.1 "  N , 9 ° 31' 22.8"  E ; CH1903:  758 108  /  two hundred twenty-two thousand seven hundred and thirty-six