Hohenlohe Palace in Wrocław, Classical palace in Wrocław, Poland.
Hohenlohe Palace is a classical residence in Wrocław featuring a grand portico and symmetrical facade. The building showcases refined proportions and orderly architectural details characteristic of early 19th-century classicism.
A brick building stood here from the second half of the 14th century, with Gothic remains in the cellars and ground floor. Count Joseph von Schlegenberg, owner from 1726, had it rebuilt in late Baroque style around 1730 or 1736. Around 1800 General Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen financed its classicist remodelling, and from 1875 it housed the Royal Bank.
The building's name recalls several owners: Count Joseph von Schlegenberg, who rebuilt it around 1730 or 1736, and General Friedrich Ludwig von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, who financed its classicist remodelling around 1800. From 1878 the ground floor housed gastronomic premises, later the Cafe Royal, and in 1924 a fourth storey and a corner entrance were added.
The building is located in central Wrocław and can be viewed from the surrounding public spaces. Visitors should walk around the exterior to appreciate the architectural details from different angles.
The relief panels between the second and third floors, carved by Karl Unger, show Apollo with the Fine Arts on the Wita Stwosza side and Mars with Nike, Venus, Peace and Victory, and Athena with Geography, Geometry, Music and Law on the Łaciarska side. They refer to Prince Hohenlohe, a patron of the arts who laid out an English-style palace park at Szczytniki.
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