The Palais Kuffner is a city-palace in

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that was built for the

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barons von Kuffner. It is located in

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, the 16th

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. The palace consists of two adjacent buildings that were constructed in quick succession, yet each received its own individual façade. No. 118 was built between 1886 and 1888, and No. 120 followed in 1892/93 for the brewery owner Moritz von Kuffner. The plans were drawn up by Franz von Neumann, and the executed by Anton Adolf Zagorski.

Description

No. 118: A tall rusticated base zone extends up to nearly half the height of the

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. Starting with rectangular, barred basement windows, four bays with round-arched windows, simple window framings, and prominently sculpted

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lie above a continuous sill course. A round-arched portal is placed to the side, adorned with volutes, an entablature, a curved round-arched

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, and the date "1887." From a central projection that reaches up to the

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, a convex, segmentally arched bay window with

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-inspired decoration emerges. The ''

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'' stands out visually through its coloring –

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and white – forming a strong visual accent. The side double windows are unified by stepped

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panels, white window frames with "ears" (a type of molding), console hoods, and Baroque-style lintel panels. No. 120: This building is notable for the vertical tripartition of its sand-colored façade. The rusticated base is recessed in depth. The central section is dominated by a large round-arched window with a keystone. The side windows are narrower and topped with triangular pediments featuring beautiful wrought-iron grilles. A segmental-arched portal marks the outer edge. Rising pilaster strips visually unify the two upper floors. The double windows, framed by stucco panels, feature either broken pediments on the ''bel étage'' or curved segmental pediments on the floor above. The right section of the building, slightly set forward and equipped with a two-story bay window, resembles a tower, a perception reinforced by its tented roof. The central part is topped with a tall gable adorned with volutes and vases.

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