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At the end of the 17th century the Liechtenstein family commissioned various architects to build them an impressive Baroque summer residence. It has been renovated and reopened as a museum, exhibiting the private collection of the Liechtenstein family (mainly 17th-century art) (see p98).

This large Baroque palace was designed by Giovanni Pietro Tencala in 1685 as a stately city mansion for Count Dietrichstein. The Lobkowitz family acquired the palace in 1753 and it became known as a music venue where the family’s friend Ludwig van Beethoven performed. Today the palace hosts the Austrian Theatre Museum.

Built between 1782 and 1784, the palace was Vienna’s first Neo-Classical building, imitating ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The formal façade is enlivened by the impressive portal with caryatids by Franz Zauner. The owners, the Pallavicini family, still reside here today, and parts of the palace host a congress centre as well as a museum dedicated to the artist Salvador Dalí.

The palace, designed by Fischer von Erlach between 1699 and 1706, was the residence of the Hungarian Batthyány family, who fought in Prince Eugen’s army (see p40). The Schönborn family acquired it in 1740; today it houses offices.

This grand building in Historicist style was constructed between 1856–60 by Heinrich Ferstel as a stock exchange for the National Bank. Now part of the palace is the Café Central (see p94), while the courtyard is used as a shopping arcade.

The grand palace in Neo-Baroque style, built between 1898 and 1901 by Emil Ritter von Förster, is home to one of Europe’s largest auction houses and pawnshops. Four major auctions are held annually in the numerous showrooms and salons (see p93).

Count Trautson had this palace built in 1710–17 in French style; Maria Theresa converted it into guards’ headquarters in 1760. Today it hosts the Austrian Justice Ministry.

The 16th-century headquarters of the Vienna fire brigade were altered to Baroque style in 1731. The plain façade is contrasted by the pediment with elaborate sculptures.

The Baroque palace in Augarten park is now the Vienna Boys’ Choir school.

This is Baroque architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt’s most splendid palace (1713–16). The Kinsky family purchased it in 1784 and today it hosts various businesses, shops and a restaurant.