Palais Pallavicini
Palais Pallavicini is a Neoclassical palace in Vienna that still belongs to the Pallavicini family, and it links courtly history to modern screen mythology. Built in 1784 by Johann Ferdinand von Hohenberg, it rose on the site of a monastery erected by Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France—after that religious complex closed in 1782, the former monastic church became the Lutheran City Church. The house’s earlier owners also shape its name: it was previously built and held by the Fries banking family, Swiss-Austrian in origin, and it is therefore known locally as Palais Fries-Pallavicini, after Count Johann von Fries and later Count Moritz von Fries. Inside, richly gilded rooms feature stucco work, crystal chandeliers, and mirrors, with elaborately inlaid parquet floors made from expensive woods. …
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