Palais Miller von Aichholz

Was the Palais Miller Aich wood in the Prinz- Eugen- Straße 28 (formerly Heugasse 30) in the 4th district of Vienna Wieden 1877-1880, designed by Andreas Streit in the immediate vicinity of the Palais Albert Rothschild for the industrialist, art lovers and bon vivant Eugene of Miller built to Aich wood.

History

Eugene Miller to Aich Woodcut father Josef von Miller Aich wood had come as a sugar industrialist to wealth and (1865 ) ennoblement; also on the pottery, textile and paper production he was involved.

As he so his sons Victor, Vincent and Eugen combined business interests with artistic sense. Eugen, a lifelong bachelor, was an avid art collector. His palace was entirely devoted to the display of his showpieces. So the magnificent staircase served the purpose to bring three colossal painting Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's advantage.

After Eugene's death in 1919 the building was purchased, together with its art treasures from industrialists and speculators Camillo Castiglioni. Castiglioni, a pioneer in the aviation industry and military supplier, played a significant and controversial role in the economy of a Flat Austria until 1924. But he also tried to perceive the traditional Mäzenatenrolle of the Jewish bourgeoisie. So he financed the Theater in der Josefstadt and the Salzburg Festival. After the collapse of his financial empire Castiglioni had works of art from his palace to sell or pledge. The three Tiepolo painting of the staircase were, for example, about the family Mendl ( owner of Ankerbrot works ) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

1938, the palace was " arisiert " and from work of Hanns Reich Architekten Dustmann, who designed the plans for a monumental Vienna after the "final victory " there.

During the Second World War the palace was only slightly damaged. 1945, it was seized by the Soviet occupation forces as " German property".

After 1955, Austria had apparently no takers for such a prestigious building and the palace was demolished in 1961. Today, an architecturally insignificant residential house stands in its place.