Palais Rohan, Vienna, Historic palace in Leopoldstadt, Austria.
Palais Rohan is a four-storey aristocratic town palace at Praterstraße 38 in Leopoldstadt, built in 1864 by Franz Fröhlich for Prince Arthur von Rohan. Its historicist facade has a glazed external bay window on the first and second floors, and the Rohan family coat of arms sits above the main entrance. Inside, two courtyards divide the building; the front section, with its grand staircase, served representative purposes.
Prince Arthur Rohan commissioned architect Franz Fröhlich to design this palace in 1864, years after the family had emigrated from France in 1783. The building served as a symbol of the family's establishment in Vienna, though it later underwent conversion into residential and commercial spaces.
The building features two distinct staircases: one simple for tenants and one ornate leading to reception rooms where Prince Rohan held formal gatherings. This separation reflects how 19th-century palaces divided space between service areas and places for entertaining important guests.
Palais Rohan stands at Praterstraße 38 in Leopoldstadt, a short walk from the Praterstern transport hub. It is a private building of offices and apartments, so visitors see it from the street; the facade, the glazed bay over the first and second floors and the Rohan coat of arms above the main entrance are the details to look for.
The coat of arms of the Rohan family sits above the main entrance on Praterstraße, not in the courtyards. The glazed outer bay window spans the first and second floors, a detail easy to miss at street level. The building was extensively renovated in 1998 and now holds offices and apartments.
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