Palais Salm, City palace in Landstraße district, Vienna, Austria
Palais Salm is a three-story neoclassical garden palace built between 1828 and 1832 by architect Alois Ignaz Göll on Salmgasse in Vienna's third district. Its show facade faces the garden, dominated by a three-axis central risalit with an open portico of four Corinthian columns supporting a balustraded balcony on the second floor. A small Biedermeier courtyard enclosed by single-story buildings fronts the street.
The palace was built between 1828 and 1832 by architect Alois Ignaz Göll on the site of a former stable belonging to a neighboring palace. Its construction occurred during Vienna's Biedermeier architectural period.
Robert Musil lived from 1921 to 1938 in the house directly adjoining the palace and used it as the model for the residence of Ulrich, the main figure of The Man Without Qualities; Ulrich looks from the palace into the author's study. The building now belongs to the architectural office Marschalek.
The palace is located on Salmgasse street in Vienna's third district and currently houses private apartments and office spaces. The facade can be viewed from the street, though interior access is not available to the public.
Robert Musil lived from 1921 to 1938 in the house directly adjoining the palace and used it as the model for the residence of Ulrich, the main figure of The Man Without Qualities; Ulrich looks from the palace into the author's study. The palace itself is not open to the public.
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