Ringstrasse Palace
Ringstrasse Palace is the term for magnificent palaces on Vienna's Ringstrasse . These buildings were mostly built by the old nobility or by bankers and large industrialists (so-called " Ringstrasse barons ") in the late 19th century. The palaces were built in the Ringstrasse style, a mixture of neo-baroque and neo-renaissance , the neo-Romanianism . For marketing reasons, the term palace was also used from around 1990 on for buildings that, historically, were never palaces; these are not listed here.
In contrast to older Viennese city palaces in the historic city center, the Ringstrasse Palais were mostly taller and larger, with facilities that were modern at the time, such as elevators, running cold and warm water, sanitary facilities, electricity and central heating.
Usually only a part of the very representative buildings was used by the family itself, the rest was rented to companies or for other purposes. Some Ringstrasse palaces were also built by members of the imperial family, such as the Palais Archduke Wilhelm and Palais Archduke Ludwig Viktor . The Palais Lieben-Auspitz , where Berta Zuckerkandl ran her famous literary salon, became famous, the most important salon in Vienna next to that of the Baroness Todesco on Kärntner Strasse.
The Ringstrasse Palais are a symbol of the early days of the early days ( Belle Epoque ). The rise, splendor and decline of this time were filmed in the television series Ringstrasse Palace in the 1980s. The location was the Palais Schey von Koromla next to the Burggarten .
After the First and Second World Wars , the Ringstrasse palaces slowly lost their primary function as representative city residences for their builders and owners. Before and during the Second World War, the National Socialists “aryanized” palaces owned by Jews such as Palais Ephrussi with valuable furniture . The destruction of the Second World War survived all palaces relatively undamaged on the outside.
But the buildings are still very much in demand; Most of the buildings are used for living, companies have their representative capital city, some have been converted into luxury hotels. To this day, there is a touch of exclusivity surrounding these palaces and they are among the most expensive properties in all of Austria.
The following buildings belong to the Ringstrasse Palais:
- Palais Colloredo-Mansfeld (Parkring 6)
- Palais Dumba (Parkring 4)
- Palais Ephrussi ( Universitätsring 14)
- Palais Epstein ( Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 1)
- Archduke Ludwig Viktor Palace (Schubertring / Schwarzenbergplatz 1)
- Archduke Wilhelm Palace (Parkring 8)
- Palais Gomperz (Kärntner Ring 3)
- Palais Helfert (Parkring 18)
- Palais Henckel von Donnersmarck (Parkring 14 / Weihburggasse 32, hotel, currently under renovation)
- Palais Königswarter (Kärntner Ring 4)
- Palais Leitenberger (Parkring 16, hotel, currently under renovation)
- Palais Lieben-Auspitz (Oppolzergasse 6 / Universitätsring 4)
- Palais Schey von Koromla ( Goethegasse 3 / Opernring 10)
- Palais Wertheim ( Schwarzenbergplatz 17 / Kärntner Ring 18)
- Palais Württemberg (Kärntner Ring 16, Hotel Imperial)
The following buildings also belong to the Ringstrasse palace style, although they are not located directly on the Ringstrasse but in close proximity to it:
- Palais Todesco (Kärntner Strasse 51)
- Palais Wiener von Welten (Schwarzenbergplatz 2)
- Palais Pollack-Parnau (Schwarzenbergplatz 5, destroyed in World War II)
- Wertheim Palace (Schwarzenbergplatz 17)
- Palais Ofenheim (Schwarzenbergplatz 15)
- Palais Schwab (Weihburggasse 30)
The Palais Coburg at Coburgbastei 4 is an exception, as it was built just inside the former city fortifications before the Ringstrasse was built.
In keeping with the prestige of the term Palais in real estate, a former municipal office building at Schottenring 20–26 has been marketed as Palais Hansen since around 2000 . Today it houses a hotel.
literature
- Barbara Dmytrasz: The Ringstrasse . Amalthea, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-85002-588-1
