Type Summer palace Country Austria | Phone +43 1 50275300 | |
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Former names Palais Dietrichstein; Sommerpalais Dietrichstein Alternative names Gartenpalais Clam-Gallas Address Währinger Str. 30, 1090 Wien, Austria Similar Palais Lobkowitz - Vienna, Palais Trautson, Palais Chotek, Palais Rasumofsky, Palais Harrach | ||
The Palais Clam-Gallas is a palace in Neo-classical or Biedermeier style in Vienna, Austria. It was built in 1834 or 1835 by Prince Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein as a summer residence. It is now the home of the Institut français de Vienne.
History
The Palais Clam-Gallas was built as a summer residence in 1834 or 1835 by Prince Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein in a park, laid out as an English garden, which had belonged to his family since 1690. The architect was Heinrich Koch. The building is in Neo-classical style typical of the Biedermeier period. In 1850 the palace passed by marriage into the Clam-Gallas family.
It was used by American troops following the Second World War. In 1952 the Clam-Gallas family sold it to the Republic of France. Since 1980 it has been the home of the Institut français de Vienne, the French institute of Vienna. The Lycée Français de Vienne was built on a part of the grounds.