Albertina
The Albertina became a museum by way of fortifications. The building was erected on one of the last sections of Vienna’s Augustinian Bastion, where the Hofbauamt—built in the second half of the 17th century—had stood. In 1744, Emanuel Teles Count Silva-Tarouca refurbished the site into his palace, known then as Palais Taroucca, before it was taken over by Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen. Duke Albert brought his graphics collection from Brussels, where he had acted as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, and expanded the palace with Louis Montoyer; later, when Archduke Albrecht lived here until his death in 1895, the house was called Palais Erzherzog Albrecht. Today, the Albertina is renowned for its print holdings—about 65,000 drawings and around 1 million old master prints—alongside modern graphic works, photographs, and architectural drawings. …
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