Palais Rasumofsky

The Rasumofsky Palace is a neoclassical palace in the 3rd district highway.

History

It was built in 1806 by the Belgian architect Louis Montoyer as a summer palace for the Russian ambassador, Count ( later Prince ) Andrei Razumovsky Kirilovitch. The palace had a large English garden, which was designed by a native of Hesse-Cassel gardener Konrad Rosenthal and included the area between the present Rasumofskygasse, Marxergasse, Erdberger border, Water Lane and Geusaugasse.

Already in 1815 on New Year's night burned down the garden wing, with valuable art treasures were lost. It was built in a simplified form of Joseph Meissl again. Prince Razumovsky lived in the palace until his death in 1836 at the age of 84 years. Having no children, his widow sold 1838 Palace and Park by 190,000 fl and an annual annuity of 12,000 fl Alois II of Liechtenstein, who then lived here during the rebuilding of his city palace until 1851. From 1851 to 1873, the Liechtenstein rented the palace to the state, of the Imperial and Royal Geological Reichsanstalt and a belonging to the Palais annexe einrichtete a secondary school here. From 1873, the palace was owned by the state. 1876, the gardens were parceled out and built in the following years with Gründerzeit houses. In the same year the newly created park alley was named after the former gardens. Today, only is more a small part of the garden between Rasumofskygasse and Kundmanngasse, located on the back Geusaugasse obtained. 1877 the palace was partially remodeled. During the Second World War it was damaged and repaired by 1946-51. Further renovations were carried out 1966 /67.

Until the sale of the property in 2003 to private investors, the palace was home to continue the Geological Survey of Austria, who moved to the nearby Neulinggasse 2005. The nunmehrige owner had to make in the years 2011 to 2014 extensive restoration work on the building structures of all objects. The summer palace and the so-called laboratory wing were doing restored under the supervision of the Federal Monuments Office exemplary from scratch.

Main building and garden tract

The palace consists of the mighty rectangular main building and the subsequent in right angle single-storey garden wing. The facades of the main building are divided by pilasters. On all four sides of the center is emphasized by the road side triaxial risalits with ionic Riesenpilastern, garden side by three - or five-axis portico with Ionic columns. The triangular pediment above the portico at the Geusaugasse is decorated with reliefs depicting allegorical scenes. For the main staircase and other components of hard stone from Kaiser Kaiser quarry was used.

The internal structure is bound to the model of Palladio. From the main entrance in the Rasumofskygasse leads into a vestibule, then. Dome in the hall and from there into the located on the garden side magnificent banqueting hall He is next to the Knights' Hall in the Imperial Palace as one of the masterpieces Montoyers. It is divided by sixteen detached from the walls of Corinthian marble columns. On either side of the banquet hall located on the garden front marble halls, which also served as the state rooms.

Farm buildings and stables

Of the original large farm buildings, which extended over the whole area of today's Grete -Jost - parks, is only a small part of south-west receive more next to the Palais, a simple cubic building from the early 19th century. Opposite are the former stables ( Rasumofskygasse No. 20, 22, 24). These were constructed in 1803-1807 and 1848-54 increased and adapted as apartment buildings. Even today, they still serve as residences. A plaque commemorates Robert Musil, who lived there 1921-38.