Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
The Rohan Palace (French: Palais Rohan ) is one of the most important buildings in the city of Strasbourg in Alsace. It not only according to popular art-historical view of the high point of local baroque architecture represents, but also houses since the late 19th century, three of the most important museums: the Archaeological Museum ( Musée Archaeological, in the basement ), the Museum of Decorative Arts ( Musée des Arts Décoratifs, in ground floor ) and the Museum of Fine Arts ( Musee des Beaux -arts, in the first and second floor). In a side wing is also located the urban gallery Galerie Robert Heitz.
Historical Overview
The palace was built in 1731-1742 by order of Cardinal Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan - Soubise by the architect Joseph Massol - ( 1706-1771 ) after a building instruction by Robert de Cotte at the site had on the previously collected, the former archbishop's residence, the so-called palatium (built from 1262 ). 1744 remained Louis XV. in the palace at 1770 Marie- Antoinette. 1805, 1806 and 1809 remained Napoleon Bonaparte in the palace, and had several rooms to his taste and that of his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais remodel. 1810 spent his future second wife Marie -Louise of Austria their first night on French soil in the palace. 1828 has remained there also King Charles X..
1872-1898 served the palace, to the He and establishment of the new " Kaiser- Wilhelms- University " as the main building of the now Imperial German University of Strasbourg. From 1898 onwards, and in the course of the new production of the Franco-German War completely destroyed art collections in the city (which were previously kept in the on August 24, 1870 spent on the Prussian artillery fire Aubette on Kléber ), the palace became the seat of the now imperial museums of Strasbourg.
On August 11, 1944, the building was damaged by British and American bombs. The restoration of the premises was only completed in the 1990s.
Plant
Erected on a nearly square, sloping to Ill floor space palace is divided around a three-part by a gallery courtyard. To the south and across the entire width of the building extends the Archbishop of princely main building with its two representative classical facades. At the most elaborate design and overall impression here is overwhelming the way built to Ill facade, before extending a small flat terrace with wrought iron railings on both sides. The farm gate to the cathedral back is designed as a broad, sweeping system with religious program sculptures roof.
The archiepiscopal - princely chambers, which can be seen today in almost a faithfully state, broken down as the Palace of Versailles in Grand appartement ( showrooms towards the river ) and Petit apartment ( living rooms, the courtyard ). Both sides of the two suites are the most spacious two rooms of the palace, the dining room and the library, both of which extend over the entire longitudinal axis of the tract. The library also serves the very small-scale castle chapel as the nave.