Opened 1747 Function Palace, Embassy | Architectural style Baroque architecture | |
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Address Ventúrska 274/10, 811 01 Staré Mesto, Slovakia Similar Bratislava City Gallery, Mirbach Palace, Pálffy Palace - Bratislava, Primate's Palace, Slovak National Gallery | ||
Pálffy Palace (Slovak: Pálfiho palác, Hungarian: Pálffy-palota) is a Baroque-style palace in the Old Town of Bratislava, on Ventúrska street. It was built by Count Leopold Pálffy in 1747. It has an interesting portal with a relief reflecting the military career of the count as a general in the army of Empress Maria Theresa.
During the reconstruction of the palace, parts of a Gothic building were found in walls at the interior of the building. Roman and Celtic finds were uncovered through archaeological research in the basement.
The palace used to contain a mint in the past. In 1762, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played a concert here at the age of six.
From 1993 to 2012, the palace was used as the Austrian embassy.
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