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Schwarzenberg Palace
The Palais Schwarzenberg is a former Graz city palace in Bürgergasse in the Innere Stadt district.
Between 1570 and 1580, the current Palais Schwarzenberg was built, incorporating two previous buildings. In 1596, it was owned by a Hanns Jakob Khisl, Baron of Kaltenbrunn and Gonowitz. In 1613, the building was sold by Khisl to the Bishop of Gurk and Baron Johann Jakob von Lamberg. His successor, Bishop Sebastian von Lodron, sold it in 1631 to Count Georg Ludwig von Schwarzenberg, from whom the palace received its name. The new owner had the palace rebuilt and gave the house its current appearance. In 1775, the palace was incorporated into a family fideicommiss by Prince Ferdinand von Schwarzenberg. A garden on the Burggasse side was sold in 1853, and a year later the fideicommiss was dissolved. The palace passed into the possession of a Dr. Smital.
In 1964, a restoration took place under the direction of Julius Kastner. At this time, the previously bricked-up courtyard arcades were also opened. The premises were eventually rented out, and among other things, the Music Academy with its department for church music is located in the Palais Schwarzenberg.
Architecture and Design+
For a palace, the Palais Schwarzenberg has an unusually narrow and elongated floor plan. The building has three stories and a smooth facade from the construction period. The design of the round-arched stone portal is attributed to the master builder Joseph Hueber, above which is a Rococo cartouche with the Schwarzenberg family coat of arms. This was designed in the style of Johannes Piringer. The wrought-iron transom grille dates from the second quarter of the 17th century.
Through the portal, one enters the Renaissance inner courtyard with arcaded walkways, whose round arches are supported by Tuscan columns, via a barrel vault with lunettes. The second inner courtyard is reached through a late Gothic gate frame from the end of the 15th century. There is also a rear building with two stories. On the first floor of the street-side wing, there is a tiled stove (around 1810/1820), and on the second floor, a foliage and bandwork stucco ceiling from around 1730 was uncovered in 1964.
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