Palais Clam-Gallas (Vienna)

For the palace of the same family in Prague, see Clam-Gallas Palace.

Palais Clam-Gallas
Former names	Palais Dietrichstein Sommerpalais Dietrichstein
Alternative names	Gartenpalais Clam-Gallas
General information
Type	Summer palace
Architectural style	Neoclassical, Biedermeier
Address	Währinger Strasse 30, 1090 Wien
Town or city	Vienna
Country	Austria
Coordinates	48°13′12″N16°21′28″E / 48.2201°N 16.3577°E / 48.2201; 16.3577
Current tenants	Institut français de Vienne
Completed	c. 1835
Client	Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Heinrich Koch  [ de ]

The Palais Clam-Gallas is a palace in Neo-classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1834 or 1835 as a summer residence by Franz Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein.

History

Panoramic view of the palace

The Palais Clam-Gallas was built as a summer residence in a park, laid out as an English garden, which had belonged to the Dietrichstein family since 1690. The architect was Heinrich Koch  [ de ]. The building is in Neo-classical style typical of the Biedermeier period. In 1850, the palace passed by marriage into the Clam-Gallas  [ de ] family. ^[1]

It was used by American troops following the Second World War. ^{[2] : 103} In 1952, the Clam-Gallas family sold it to the Republic of France. ^[1] In 1954, the Lycée Français de Vienne was built on a part of the grounds.^{[ citation needed ]} From 1980, it was the home of the Institut français de Vienne, the French institute in Vienna. ^[1]

References

1. Historique (in French). Institut français de Vienne. Archived 30 May 2013.
2. Anthony Haywood, Caroline Sieg (2011). Vienna: guida città (Lonely Planet Guide, fifth edition, in Italian). Torino: EDT. ISBN   9788860407153.