Liechtenstein Garden Palace in Vienna: Princely Art & Baroque Grandeur

The shell of the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein was finished in 1700. Its construction was commissioned by Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein, who had acquired a plot in the Rossau suburb, and designed by Domenico Egidio Rossi.

The palace, designed as a blend of city and country house in the Roman style, was completed in the early 1700s. Artists such as Marcantonio Franceschini, Antonio Bellucci, Andrea Pozzo, and Johann Michael Rottmayr contributed to its interior décor.

The Gartenpalais Liechtenstein was designed in the Roman style, intended to function as a combination of a city residence and a country estate. This architectural concept was realized by Domenico Egidio Rossi.

An orangery, a building for housing citrus trees, was constructed in 1700 and situated opposite the palace on Fürstengasse.

The garden of the Gartenpalais Liechtenstein was initially laid out in the classic Baroque garden style. The vases and statues within the garden were sculpted by Giovanni Giuliani based on plans by Giuseppe Mazza.

Around 1820, the original Baroque garden was redesigned in a neoclassical style. These changes were made according to plans developed by architect Joseph Kornhäusel.

In 1875, the Alserbachpalais was built to replace an earlier garden belvedere that stood on the northern side of the park. Heinrich von Ferstel designed the Alserbachpalais for Countess Franziska.

From 1805 until the Anschluss in 1938, the palace served as the location for the Princely Family of Liechtenstein's art collection, which was accessible to the public.

Following the Anschluss in 1938, the family's art collection was transferred to Liechtenstein for safekeeping. Liechtenstein's neutrality during the war meant the collection did not suffer from bombing.

The Gartenpalais Liechtenstein is owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, who are the rulers of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The palace is situated on the southern edge of the Liechtensteinpark.

The building was renamed 'Gartenpalais Liechtenstein' to differentiate it from the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein. This renaming occurred prior to 2011.

Regular museum operations at the palace were discontinued starting in January 2012 due to insufficient visitor numbers. Exhibited artworks would thereafter be shown only during special events like the Long Night of Museums or for registered groups.

The Liechtenstein Museum, which operated in the palace until the end of 2011, showcased a collection owned by the Princely Family. This collection comprised paintings and sculptures spanning five centuries.

The collection of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, partly housed at the Gartenpalais, is considered one of the largest and most valuable private art collections globally, with its primary base in Vaduz.