Palais Lanckoroński, Baroque revival palace in Landstraße district, Vienna, Austria.
Palais Lanckoroński was a Baroque revival residence built in Landstraße between 1894 and 1895 in the style of the period. It featured a two-story entrance hall with wood paneling, family portraits, and precious paintings alongside 17th-century tapestries adorning the walls.
Polish Count Karol Lanckoroński commissioned architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer to build this palace, which became home to one of Vienna's largest art collections. Following severe damage during World War II, the building was demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a modern office structure.
The palace served as a gathering place for artists and writers from across Europe. The collections were so well-known that visitors from near and far came to see the works of major masters displayed throughout its rooms.
The palace no longer exists today, so its rooms and artworks cannot be visited in person. Those interested in the collection can find information in Viennese museums and archives where some works from the collection have been preserved.
The art collection was so important that it ranked among the most valuable privately-owned collections of its time. Famous artists like Hans Makart and Auguste Rodin visited regularly, as did writers such as Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Rainer Maria Rilke.
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