Palais Strozzi is a palace in Vienna , Austria . It was owned by the Strozzi family .
21-496: The palace is located in the VIII. district of Vienna Josefstadt , was built between 1699 and 1702 for Countess Maria Katharina Strozzi , née Khevenhüller . Today the finance offices for the VIII., XVI. and XVII. districts are located there. Countess Maria Katharina Strozzi originally had a modest summer residence built, which initially only consisted of the one-storey main wing of today's palace. The elaborately designed garden of
42-400: A height of 180 meters. Also, between the north and south of the county area, there are differences in altitude. Thus, the intersection Kochgasse/Alserstraße, in the north, reached to 185 meters in height, the plateau Florianigasse-Skodagasse to 198 meters in height, and the intersection of Lerchenfelder Street with Kaiserstrasse (in the south) to 196 meters in height. Josefstadt was formed from
63-513: A middle-class neighbourhood. Most mayors of Vienna have lived here, as does Austria's former president . Due to its proximity to the University of Vienna , Josefstadt is also the home of many students. On the basis of the 2005 municipal elections, Josefstadt became Vienna's second district ever (after Neubau ) to have a Green district director. Josefstadt is located in the center of the city of Vienna. Covering an area of 1.08 km , it
84-527: Is located, whose largest part is located in the adjacent district Neubau. A breakdown of the district area is also in the Zählbezirken of official statistics, in which the district census of each municipality are combined. The three Zählbezirke in Josefstadt are Laudongasse, Josefstädter Straße (street) and Bennoplatz. The 2007 ORF comedy drama series Mitten im 8en ("In the middle of the 8th")
105-456: Is the eighth district of Vienna ( German : 8. Bezirk, Josefstadt ). It is near the center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later. Josefstadt is a heavily populated urban area with many workers and residential homes. It has a population of 24,279 people (2014). With an area of 1.08 km (.42 sq.mi.), Josefstadt is the smallest district in Vienna, and
126-441: Is the smallest district of Vienna, where Josefstadt occupies only 0.26% of the area of Vienna. The district lies between the Vienna belt and the so-called two-line, and it is one of the most densely built districts of Vienna. Only 2% of the district area are parks. The Josefstadt district lies on a plateau between two streams now channeled Wienerwald, with Josefstadt not quite where the streams can reach. The Alser Bach (now led under
147-573: The 2004 European elections the Green Party received 41% of all votes, which is more than Social Democratic Party and Austrian People's Party together. Like Mariahilf , Neubau is known as one of Vienna's districts with the youngest, most liberal, and urban population. After the Second World War , the ÖVP had the largest party vote until 1991, when it was displaced by the SPÖ. In 2001,
168-520: The Countess, on the other hand, reached as far as Piaristengasse. The architect of the original building is not known, but could have come from the circle of Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. After the Countess' death in 1714, her nephew Colonel Johann Ludwig Graf Khevenhüller inherited the property, which he sold to the Archbishop of Valencia, Antonio Francesco Folco de Cardona, two years later. He had
189-994: The Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) would move to the Palais, and in November 2015 the IHS Research Center was opened in the Palais. The Complexity Science Hub Vienna , which opened in May 2016, is also based in Palais Strozzi. 48°12′33″N 16°20′50″E / 48.20917°N 16.34722°E / 48.20917; 16.34722 This article about a palace in Austria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Josefstadt Josefstadt ( German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛfˌʃtat] ; Viennese : Josefstod ; "Joseph-Town")
210-625: The Lazarettgasse) and the Ottakringer Bach (today between Lerchenfelder Street and Neustiftgasse), before the construction, had dug deep valleys with a partially strong gap in the area, resulting in significant differences in height within the district areas. The western border on Lerchenfelder belt lies at an altitude of 204.5 meters, while on the eastern edge of the district, the Friedrich-Schmidt Square reached
231-742: The Municipal District, the Regional Court, the Museum for Ethnology, as well as the largest park in the district, the Schoenborn Park. In the north-west of the district, Breitenfelder Kirche (church) lies between the belts Florianigasse and Feldgasse of Breitenfeld. The north of the Josefstädter Street and the southeastern area of the territory belongs to the sub-district Josefstadt. The most important buildings are
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#1732776774369252-725: The Spittelberg neighborhood. The Volkstheater Wien , one of Vienna's large mainstream theatres, and the Austrian Ministry of Justice are located in Neubau, as well as the Museumsquartier , a centre dedicated to modern art, housing for example the Leopold Collection . In the 2001 communal elections , Neubau became the first district in Austria with a Green Party plurality (32.6% of the votes). In
273-577: The Theater of Josefstadt and the church Piaristenkirche "Maria Treu." Around Strozzigasse, there is the small district-section Strozzigrund, with the tax office. Included is the Strozzigrund in the west and east of Altlerchenfeld, where in the Pfeilgasse, several student residences are located. In the southeast area of the district, in the southern area of Piaristengasse, a small part of St. Ulrich
294-474: The center of Vienna and was established as a district in 1850, but borders changed later. Neubau is a heavily populated urban area, with a major shopping area and residential buildings. It has a population of 32,027 people (as of 2016-01-01) within an area of 1.61 km² (0.62 sq.mi.). It consists of the former Vorstädte of Neubau, Altlerchenfeld , St. Ulrich , Schottenfeld and Spittelberg . The district borders are formed by Lerchenfelder Straße in
315-432: The family until 1840, but was partly rented out, for example to the painter Friedrich von Amerling. When the cholera pandemic reached Vienna in 1831, the palace served as a cholera hospital. In 1840 the state bought the building and set up the k.k. Civil-Mädchen-Pensionat Wien , a college for women teachers. As the building became too small for the new use, the building was enlarged and given a completely new look. The college
336-516: The former suburbs Altlerchenfeld, Breitenfeld, Josef city and Strozzigrund. Added to this was the proportion of the Alser southern suburb and a small part of St. Ulrich. In the northeast area of the district, between High Street and Florianigasse and Feldgasse, lies Alservorstadt (suburbs), where the northern part of the district is called Alsergrund . In parts, the Alservorstadt section includes
357-502: The north, Mariahilfer Straße in the south, Neubaugürtel in the west, and Museumstraße and Museumsplatz in the east. In the 18th century, Neubau was the location of the city's silk factories. At this time, the area became densely populated. Today, it is an important shopping district, especially in the Mariahilfer Straße and Neubaugasse. Many pubs, popular among the district's large student population, are located in
378-469: The summer palace extended by the side wings and the forecourt, which was separated from the street by a wall. Folco bequeathed the palace to Emperor Charles VI, whose advisor he had been. His daughter, Empress Maria Theresa, gave the palace to her court chancellor, Johann Graf Chotek, in 1753. Expansion plans and the Seven Years' War forced him to sell large parts of the garden. The palace remained in
399-513: Was named after the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I . It consists of the former Vorstädte of Josefstadt, Breitenfeld, Strozzigrund, and Alt-Lerchenfeld, as well as parts of St. Ulrich and Alservorstadt. The district borders are formed by Alser Straße (north), Lerchenfelderstraße (south), Hernalsergürtel and Lerchenfeldergürtel in the west, and Auerspergstraße and Landesgerichtsstraße in the east. Josefstadt has developed into
420-464: Was separated from the cavalry barracks opposite at that time by a new wing in 1877/1878. In 1919 the college moved out. The palace was now used by the Municipality of Vienna for the care of the disabled. From 1940 to December 7, 2012, the building housed the tax office for districts 8, 16 and 17 in Vienna until it was moved to the financial center Wien Mitte. In February 2015 it was announced that
441-412: Was set in Josefstadt, with the title referencing to it being the 8th district of Vienna. 48°12′39″N 16°20′53″E / 48.21083°N 16.34806°E / 48.21083; 16.34806 Neubau Neubau ( German pronunciation: [ˈnɔʏbaʊ] ; Viennese : Neibau ; "New Building") is the seventh district of Vienna ( German : 7. Bezirk ). It is located near
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