Palais Harrach is a

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

-style

palace A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

located at Freyung 3 in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

, Austria. It was originally owned by the noble

Harrach The House of Harrach is the name of an old and influential German nobility, Austro-German noble family, which was also part of the Bohemian nobility. The ''Grafen'' (Counts) of Harrach were among the most prominent families in the Habsburg Empire ...

family. The building was extensively restored and renovated in the late 1990s, and it now houses offices and shops. Count Ferdinand Bonaventura I von Harrach bought a ruined edifice on this site during the late 17th century, which was replaced in 1696–98 by a new building designed by

Domenico Martinelli Domenico Martinelli (November 30, 1650 – September 11, 1718) was an Italian architect who worked for Carlo Fontana during 1678. He was an evident figure in the shaping of Baroque style in the North Alps. In 2010, a musical tribute called "Projec ...

. From 1870 to 1970, it housed the picture collection of Count

Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach Aloys Thomas Raimund, Count von Harrach zu Rohrau (7 March 1669, Vienna – 7 November, 1742, Vienna) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Early life and ancestry Born into one of the most prestigious Austrian noble families, the House o ...

, which is now in

Schloss Rohrau Schloss Rohrau is a castle in the town of Rohrau, Austria, Rohrau in Lower Austria, bordering on Burgenland. The building houses the art collection of the counts of Harrach. Medieval castle and dominion Agnes of Poitou (d. 1077), the widow of ...

. The palace was sold to the municipality of Vienna in 1975.

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Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Harrach family Baroque architecture in Vienna {{Austria-palace-stub