Palais Liechtenstein (Gartenpalais)

Palais Liechtenstein (Gartenpalais) stands at the southern end of Liechtensteinpark in Vienna as a Baroque palace combining a city residence with a country house. Its elaborate façade and detailed interiors reflect Roman-inspired design, while the surrounding grounds present another layer of architectural history.

Prince Johann Adam Andreas von Liechtenstein commissioned Domenico Egidio Rossi to build the palace, whose main structure was finished in 1700. Marcantonio Franceschini, Antonio Bellucci, Andrea Pozzo, and Johann Michael Rottmayr later shaped its interior decoration. Giovanni Giuliani’s statues and vases enrich the Baroque garden, which Joseph Kornhäusel redesigned in Neoclassical style around 1820. An orangery from 1700 stands opposite the palace, while the Alserbachpalais replaced a former garden belvedere in 1875.

From 1805 to 1938, the palace displayed the Liechtenstein family’s art collection to the public. It later housed exhibitions and museums, including the Liechtenstein Museum between 2004 and 2011, with paintings and sculptures spanning five centuries. Rubens and other masters belonged to the collection once shown here, leaving the garden and palace connected to Vienna’s history of aristocratic life, art collecting, and museum culture.