Palais Mollard-Clary
The Palais Mollard ( - Clary ) is a baroque town house in the 1st district of Vienna Innere city, Mr. Gasse 9
History
Around 1250 built Seifried of Mödling the newly created settlement area on the high street ( from the 16th century, " Mr. Lane "), a first building in the area of today's numbers 9-11. His farm adjoins the cemetery of the Friars Minor, who have their branch office at Minoritenplatz as early as 1224.
The fires of 1326/27, the cremated two thirds of all Viennese houses, also the house is destroyed in the parcel Mr. Gasse 9, which belongs to this period of Gertrude Magenpuech widow. It is rebuilt and come into the possession of Frederick II of Stubenberg, as well as the adjacent homes in the area Herrngasse 11
1440 acquires the Noble Hans Pruckner, a member of the gentry, the house and donated it last will and testament of the parish of St. Michael. Pruckner is in the service of Duke Albrecht V, later Emperor Frederick III .. His assets and inventory can be seen that a large, vaulted room, multiple living and sleeping rooms, a long room and parlor and basement rooms were available.
When a fire broke out in 1525, more than 400 houses destroyed near the Hofburg, including the parish church of St. Michael. It is likely that the house Mr. Gasse 9 is also affected and is at least partially destroyed.
On the first plan of the city of Vienna Boniface Wohlmut ( 1547), the plot Herrngasse 9 is shown already in its present form.
Possession of the Mollard (1563-1760)
1563 acquired a native of a Savoyard noble family of Peter Mollard the open house in the high street of the parish of St. Michael, who had heard it until then as a foundation house. The corresponding sales letter between Valentin Sixtl, chaplain and pastor of St. Michael, and Peter von Mollard bears the date of July 6, 1563rd Peter von Mollard died in 1576, his five sons inherited the house in 1591 after the death of the mother. The eldest son, Ernst, is one of the closest confidants at the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, his brother Hans, however, serves the Archduke and later Emperor Matthias, he is president of the Vienna city Guardia. In the House Mr. Gasse 9 large policy is made.
1609 is the first view of the house Mr. Gasse 9 is narrated on the bird's-eye view of Jacob Hufnagel.
1695 commissioned Ferdinand Ernst von Mollard, Vice- President of the Court Chamber and the father of Karoline von Fuchs- Mollard, the Italian architect Domenico Martinelli with a baroque reconstruction and extension of the house. The house will be increased by a fourth floor, there arise the three-storey cross wing in the courtyard with a chapel and a large staircase. The narrow passageway in the Piano Nobile is equipped with mythological oil paintings, attributed to Andrea Lanzani.
1733, numerous construction defects narrated, including the very dilapidated roof needs to be replaced. The repair work is performed by Lucas von Hildebrandt.
Possession of the Clary (1760-1922)
In 1760, the palace of Count Franz Wenzel Clary and Aldringens is acquired for its originally from Teplitz noble family as a winter residence. In their possession it remains until 1922.
Around 1780 meets in the Palais Clary regularly known as the " Round Table Joseph II " high society Viennese aristocrat.
1810 aimed Prince Carl Clary on the second floor one of the most important private libraries of Vienna and a collection of engravings and drawings, a. Parts of the original features found later in the depots of the Clary family castle in Teplice.
1879/81 the house is refurbished. Heating and plumbing systems are installed, the facade will be renovated and redesigned.
During the 19th century the family moved out and rented the palace first as British Embassy, then as a royal Bavarian Legation. 1922, the palace was sold to the State of Lower Austria, which established the Lower Austrian Provincial Museum here. On 10 September 1944, the rear part of the house was badly damaged by a bomb.
Current usage
After extensive construction work, the museum was reopened in December 1951.
1986-88 are carried out directly under the Palais extensive underground construction (U3 ). The federal government acquires, 1999, the Palais Mollard the province of Lower Austria, the Lower Austrian Provincial Museum finds its new location in the state capital St. Pölten. In 2002, the reconstruction and refurbishment of the estate of the Austrian National Library, designed by architect Gerhard Lindner took place for the next three years.
The palace is used by the Austrian National Library and houses since 2005, the Esperanto Museum and Department of Planned Languages (ground floor), Globe Museum (1st floor), piano nobile | (. 3rd-5th floor) Banquet Facilities (2nd floor) and the Music Collection of the Austrian National Library.