Palais Szeps Explained

Palais Szeps is located at Liechtensteinstraße 51 in Vienna's 9th district Alsergrund.

History

The palace was built in 1876/77 by Ludwig Tischler for the newspaper publisher Moritz Szeps.^[1] Szeps was a confidant of Crown Prince Rudolf and publisher of the Neues Wiener Tagblatt since 1867.^{[2] [3]}

Purchased by the Swedish state in 1928, he building has been the site of the Swedish Embassy in Austria since 1960.^[4] From 2013 to 2015, it was renovated and partly rebuilt. Since 2014, it has been a listed building protected for as a cultural heritage site.

Architecture

The architecture is Viennese New Renaissance from the Wilhelminian period. In the Beletage it has strong gable roofing, the entrance hall is barrel-vaulted and has a coffered ceiling.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vom Währinger Bach zur Schottenpoint . 2022-09-08 . Austria-Forum . de.
2. Book: Plasser, Fritz . Austrian Lives . 2012 . 978-3-902811-61-5 . 1163832578.
3. Web site: Moritz Szeps . 2022-09-08 . www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at . de-formal.
4. Web site: About the Embassy building . 2022-09-08 . Sweden Abroad . en.