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Palais Szeps is located at Liechtensteinstraße 51 in Vienna's 9th district Alsergrund.
History
The palace was built in 1876/77 by Ludwig Tischler for the newspaper publisher Moritz Szeps. [1] Szeps was a confidant of Crown Prince Rudolf and publisher of the Neues Wiener Tagblatt since 1867. [2] [3]
Purchased by the Swedish state in 1928, he building has been the site of the Swedish Embassy in Austria since 1960. [4] From 2013 to 2015, it was renovated and partly rebuilt. Since 2014, it has been a listed building protected for as a cultural heritage site.
Architecture
The architecture is Viennese New Renaissance from the Wilhelminian period. In the Beletage it has strong gable roofing, the entrance hall is barrel-vaulted and has a coffered ceiling.
References
- ^ "Vom Währinger Bach zur Schottenpoint". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ Plasser, Fritz (2012). Austrian Lives. ISBN 978-3-902811-61-5. OCLC 1163832578.
- ^ "Moritz Szeps". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German (formal address)). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "About the Embassy building". Sweden Abroad. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2022) |
Palais Szeps is located at Liechtensteinstraße 51 in Vienna's 9th district Alsergrund.
History
The palace was built in 1876/77 by Ludwig Tischler for the newspaper publisher Moritz Szeps. [1] Szeps was a confidant of Crown Prince Rudolf and publisher of the Neues Wiener Tagblatt since 1867. [2] [3]
Purchased by the Swedish state in 1928, he building has been the site of the Swedish Embassy in Austria since 1960. [4] From 2013 to 2015, it was renovated and partly rebuilt. Since 2014, it has been a listed building protected for as a cultural heritage site.
Architecture
The architecture is Viennese New Renaissance from the Wilhelminian period. In the Beletage it has strong gable roofing, the entrance hall is barrel-vaulted and has a coffered ceiling.
References
- ^ "Vom Währinger Bach zur Schottenpoint". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ Plasser, Fritz (2012). Austrian Lives. ISBN 978-3-902811-61-5. OCLC 1163832578.
- ^ "Moritz Szeps". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German (formal address)). Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "About the Embassy building". Sweden Abroad. Retrieved 2022-09-08.