Palais Porcia, Vienna

The Palais Porcia is located in a palace of Mr. Alley in the first district of Vienna, next to the Palais Kinsky and opposite the Palais Harrach. It is one of the few palaces in Vienna, which was still under the influence of the Renaissance, and is among the oldest extant palace in Vienna.

History

The Spanish Count Gabriel von Salamanca- Ortenbourg, General Treasurer of the later Emperor Ferdinand I, acquired in 1535 the original residential buildings that arose at the site of today's palace, by William of Rye village. Shortly before his death he gave in 1538 a palace in the style of the Renaissance in order, which was completed in 1546. In 1592, the two families Hofkirchen and lots of stone were new owner of the property and kept it until 1627. During this period there were several extensive remodeling of the Palace, under Hans Wilhelm of loose stone and Georg Andreas Freiherr von Hofkirchen and his wife Margaret were completed by lots of stone, whose coat of arms can be seen to this day in the middle of Arkagengangs. The large staircase in the front row, and the spiral staircase in the first courtyard with steps of the emperor stone Brucher Kaiserstein.

In 1627 the palace became the property of Count Wratislav zu Fürstenberg and in 1643 Hans Helferich Jörger of Tollet. In 1667, Johann Karl Prince Porcia new owner of the palace, which gave it its present name. In the 18th century the estate first came to the Hofkammerrat Bartholomew of Tinti, who also owned the Schallaburg, and in 1750 at the Imperial Hofärar (since then decorated with a Habsburg Coat of Arms facade to Mr. Alley ).

In the following years, the palace was home to public institutions such as the Administrative Court (from 1883), the Court of Auditors and the Board of Education of Lower Austria. For this purpose, the interior of the palace was adjusted several times. Since 1925, home to the Palais, the Administrative Library Federation ( AB ), now in addition the information and communication technology ( ICT) in the Federal Chancellery. The last general renovation was carried out in the years 1991 to 1997. Ground floor area today regularly smaller art exhibitions.